Caution .htaccess idiot at work

selena · 2004-09-22, 01:43 PM

I am officially frustrated to tears.

This is my scenario:

I need to be able to allow hotlinking of thumbs for a handful of TGP's. My thoughts were that I could make a directory inside my domain...rather like...

http://www.mydomain.com/shitIwanthotlinked/test.jpg

Inside the folder shitIwanthotlinked I would put the thumbs and a .htacess file. From everything I have read everywhere, I thought I could put

RewriteEngine Off

in the .htaccess file and life would be peachy. They could hotlink, I could use my partner accounts, and the whole world would fill with joy.

But I was oh-so-wrong.

I get my 404 error when I try it. I've also used some of those online testers, and they say my hotlink protection is working just fine and dandy. ~sighs~

Now, I have also read that I can add domains to my main? htaccess and then they would be able to hotlink. I was trying to avoid doing that, as every time I *look* at the htaccess in my root I seem to mess it up.

I am going to try my hosting company again tonight. I really, really like my hosts. This time I wasn't able to make their tech guy understand what I wanted to do. Or I wasn't understanding him, which is more likely.

In the iterim I thought I would ask here. I really need the most stress free way of making this happen, as I'm highly allergic to anything having to do with my server outside of uploading files.

Ramster · 2004-09-22, 01:51 PM

The best thing to do is buy another domain and have no htaccess on it and allow toplist banners, thumbs or whatever be hotlinked from that domain.

selena · 2004-09-22, 02:03 PM

More than willing to go that route, Ramster. The price of a domain is cheap compared to the headache I have now.

When I do that...well, let me backtrack a little and explain.

In my root, I have an htaccess file that is all that referrer stuff that I don't know what it really means. I just know that every time I buy a new domain, I have to add the domain to what is in root to allow galleries or whatever to be visible.

Then inside each directory I have something like this:

RewriteEngine on
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?dommedesires.com(/)?.*$ [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|bmp)$ - [F,NC]

So then, if I buy a new domain, would I just add it to my list in root, then *not* put the above gibberish in that directory?

I am sorry, I know I don't speak tech language very well. htaccess stuff is like going into the hardware store. I stand there with a deer-caught-in-the-headlights look until someone takes pity on me.

~half teasing smile~

selena · 2004-09-22, 04:34 PM

~jumps up and down in glee~

It works! It works!

I can be hotlinked on my new domain!!!

Thanks, Ramster

2004-09-22, 01:43 PM	#1
selena Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert Join Date: May 2004 Location: On the edge Posts: 592	Caution .htaccess idiot at work I am officially frustrated to tears. This is my scenario: I need to be able to allow hotlinking of thumbs for a handful of TGP's. My thoughts were that I could make a directory inside my domain...rather like... http://www.mydomain.com/shitIwanthotlinked/test.jpg Inside the folder shitIwanthotlinked I would put the thumbs and a .htacess file. From everything I have read everywhere, I thought I could put RewriteEngine Off in the .htaccess file and life would be peachy. They could hotlink, I could use my partner accounts, and the whole world would fill with joy. But I was oh-so-wrong. I get my 404 error when I try it. I've also used some of those online testers, and they say my hotlink protection is working just fine and dandy. ~sighs~ Now, I have also read that I can add domains to my main? htaccess and then they would be able to hotlink. I was trying to avoid doing that, as every time I look at the htaccess in my root I seem to mess it up. I am going to try my hosting company again tonight. I really, really like my hosts. This time I wasn't able to make their tech guy understand what I wanted to do. Or I wasn't understanding him, which is more likely. In the iterim I thought I would ask here. I really need the most stress free way of making this happen, as I'm highly allergic to anything having to do with my server outside of uploading files. __________________ Doer of Things at MetArtMoney Skype selena.delgado9 ICQ 273551440

2004-09-22, 01:51 PM	#2
Ramster Life is good Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 11,867	The best thing to do is buy another domain and have no htaccess on it and allow toplist banners, thumbs or whatever be hotlinked from that domain. __________________ Pornstar Legends \| Live Cam Model Shows \| Hungarian Girls Skype: robmurray999

2004-09-22, 02:03 PM	#3
selena Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert Join Date: May 2004 Location: On the edge Posts: 592	More than willing to go that route, Ramster. The price of a domain is cheap compared to the headache I have now. When I do that...well, let me backtrack a little and explain. In my root, I have an htaccess file that is all that referrer stuff that I don't know what it really means. I just know that every time I buy a new domain, I have to add the domain to what is in root to allow galleries or whatever to be visible. Then inside each directory I have something like this: RewriteEngine on #RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?dommedesires.com(/)?.$ [NC] RewriteRule .\.(gif\|jpg\|jpeg\|bmp)$ - [F,NC] So then, if I buy a new domain, would I just add it to my list in root, then not put the above gibberish in that directory? I am sorry, I know I don't speak tech language very well. htaccess stuff is like going into the hardware store. I stand there with a deer-caught-in-the-headlights look until someone takes pity on me. ~half teasing smile~ __________________ Doer of Things at MetArtMoney Skype selena.delgado9 ICQ 273551440

2004-09-22, 04:34 PM	#4
selena Oh no, I'm sweating like Roger Ebert Join Date: May 2004 Location: On the edge Posts: 592	~jumps up and down in glee~ It works! It works! I can be hotlinked on my new domain!!! Thanks, Ramster __________________ Doer of Things at MetArtMoney Skype selena.delgado9 ICQ 273551440