mod_rewrite rules conflicting

Question

i'm using mod_rewrite and there's some jquery/AJAX that loads in the content always using the new url: /user/register/

RewriteRule ^user/register/?$ register.php [NC,L,QSA]

but i also want to deny [or redirect] letting someone goto the register.php file directly. i tried to add this below, but it broke the top rule from working.

RewriteRule ^register\.php$ - [F,L]

how do i do both in the rules?

Answer 1

RewriteRule ^register\.php$ - [F,L]

This isn't going to work by itself, because your other rule rewrites the URI to register.php , then when the rewrite engine loops, this rule gets applied and ultimately a 403 is returned. You need to check against the actual request itself:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /register\.php($|\ |\?)
RewriteRule ^ - [F,L]