How do I ignore a directory in mod_rewrite?
apache, mod-rewrite
Solution
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(/|$)` so you don't match `vip-page.html`
Problem
I'm trying to have the modrewrite rules skip the directory `vip`. I've tried a number of things as you can see below, but to no avail. ``` # BEGIN WordPress <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / #RewriteRule ^vip$ - [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