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.htaccess, rewriting url

I've been trying to rewrite my url to do the following.

I've got a file (image) stored in /gallery/media/avatar/n/r/ and the filename respawn.jpg. Through .htaccess, I would like to aproach the URL through this url: http://avatar.domain.tld/n/r/respawn.jpg

The question is, how? My script keeps rewriting the URL. I can aproach it, but the URL changes upon find.

PHP Code:


		
			
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}     ^avatar\.domain\.tld$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}     ^/avatar/(.*)/(.*)/(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.google.nl/$1/$2 [NC]

Do not mind the google.nl part, that was just for testing. I feel like I am on the righ track, but I can't seem to get it to work.

I followed some instructions on http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess2.php, perhaps someone can use it.

Looking forward to some responses.

ReSpawN

The first problem is probably that you're capturing three groups, and only returning two.

php Code:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^avatar.domain.tld$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?([^.]+\.[A-Za-z]{3,4})$ http://www.domain.tld/avatar/$1$2$3

I don't know your specific needs, so I just wrote it based off your existing rules. This should grab any address from http://avatar.domain.tld/something/s.../something.ext and find the actual file at http://www.domain.tld/avatar/somethi.../something.ext (untested). Modify to suit your needs. :)