Apache httpd.conf

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/configuring.html

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#directory

http://www.twisu.com.tw/5/linset/www1.htm

http://inspire.twgg.org/internet/host-setting/item/79-apachea39s-httpdconf-file-to-set-arguments-detailed.html

http://www.php100.com/html/webkaifa/apache/2009/0418/1192.html

Apache URL Rewrite

lab is defined as a virtual host, in http.conf:

<Directory "C:/workspace/lab">
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
	AllowOverride All
	Order Allow,Deny
	Allow from all
</Directory>
<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "C:/workspace/lab"
	ServerName hk.dev.vincent.lab.net
	RewriteLog "C:/EasyPHP/apache/logs/rewrite.log"
	RewriteLogLevel 9
</VirtualHost>

For easy debugging, create one log file: C:/EasyPHP/apache/logs/rewrite.log

The original .htaccess file is as:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
	RewriteEngine On
	RewriteBase /

	RewriteRule ^chineseList.php$ ph.php [L]
</IfModule>

That didn't work, always arising 404 error:

Check the Apache log:

[Tue May 28 17:14:23 2013] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] script 'C:/workspace/lab/ph.php' not found or unable to stat

Then check what happened on the earth, by inspecting the log file of rewrite:

127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (3) [perdir C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/] strip per-dir prefix: C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/chineseList.php -> chineseList.php
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (3) [perdir C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/] applying pattern '^chineseList.php$' to uri 'chineseList.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (2) [perdir C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/] rewrite 'chineseList.php' -> 'ph.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (3) [perdir C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/] add per-dir prefix: ph.php -> C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/ph.php
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (2) [perdir C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/] trying to replace prefix C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/ with /
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (5) strip matching prefix: C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/ph.php -> ph.php
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (4) add subst prefix: ph.php -> /ph.php
127.0.0.1 - - [28/May/2013:17:44:50 +0800] [hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/sid#1ca79f8][rid#321e170/initial] (1) [perdir C:/workspace/lab/regionlist/] internal redirect with /ph.php [INTERNAL REDIRECT]

So, the internal redirect from chineseList.php to '/ph.php' will cause the request to URL: http://hk.dev.vincent.lab.net/ph.php, and that is wrong.

Now, change .htaccess file to be:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
	RewriteEngine On
	RewriteBase /

	RewriteRule ^chineseList.php$ regionlist/ph.php [L]
</IfModule>