How do I ignore a directory in mod_rewrite?

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I'm trying to have the modrewrite rules skip the directory vip. I've tried a number of things as you can see below, but to no avail.

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
#RewriteRule ^vip$ - [PT]
RewriteRule ^vip/.$ - [PT]
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/vip 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

How do I get modrewrite to entirely ignore the /vip/ directory so that all requests pass directly to the folder?

Update:

As points of clarity:

  • It's hosted on Dreamhost
  • The folders are within a wordpress directory
  • the /vip/ folder contains a webdav .htaccess etc (though I dont think this is important
mod-rewrite apache
11 Answers

Try putting this before any other rules.

RewriteRule ^vip - [L,NC]

It will match any URI beginning vip.

  • The - means do nothing.
  • The L means this should be last rule; ignore everything following.
  • The NC means no-case (so "VIP" is also matched).

Note that it matches anything beginning vip. The expression ^vip$ would match vip but not vip/ or vip/index.html. The $ may have been your downfall. If you really want to do it right, you might want to go with ^vip(/|$) so you don't match vip-page.html

Patrick_McElhaney_4370 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

This says if it's an existing file or a directory don't touch it. You should be able to access site.com/vip and no rewrite rule should take place.

Admin1

You mentioned you already have a .htaccess file in the directory you want to ignore - you can use 

RewriteEngine off

In that .htaccess to stop use of mod_rewrite (not sure if you're using mod_rewrite in that folder, if you are then that won't help since you can't turn it off).

Jay_208400

I'm not sure if I understand your objective, but the following might do what you're after?

RewriteRule ^/vip/(.*)$   /$1?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

This will cause a URL such as http://www.example.com/vip/fred.html to be rewritten without the /vip.

Peter_Howe_241060
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