[nycbug-talk] OT: Apache/mod_rewrite question

[Dan Langille]

On 30 Jan 2007 at 1:02, Kevin Reiter wrote:

> Dan Langille wrote:
> > On 28 Jan 2007 at 23:09, Kevin Reiter wrote:
> > 
> >> Kevin Reiter wrote:
> >>> Jonathan Stewart wrote:
> >>>> Kevin Reiter wrote:
> >>>>> All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've been trying to figure this out for a few hours now, and I
> >>>>> can't quite get it working, and I *know* someone in here knows
> >>>>> how to do this...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm trying to force all traffic to an Apache server (on my
> >>>>> laptop) to use SSL.  The laptop is on a dynamic IP with no
> >>>>> static domain, so I can't force http://machine.domain.tld to
> >>>>> https://machine.domain.tld, and since the IP changes depending
> >>>>> on where I am, I can't use that for a rewrite, either.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do any of you Apache gurus know of a way to do this using an
> >>>>> .htaccess file or via a simple edit to httpd.conf?  I've been
> >>>>> checking Google for awhile, but everything I've come across
> >>>>> doesn't quite do the trick.
> >>>> Not exactly what your asking about but have you considered using
> >>>> a dynamic DNS service?  I use No-IP () and have been very happy
> >>>> with them.  They even manually setup IPv6 records for me even
> >>>> though they are not technically supported.  Although I am paying
> >>>> for a domain name and dns they provide free sub-domains as well. 
> >>>> If thats not an option I'll see what I can do about a rewrite
> >>>> rule for you.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jonathan
> >>> This is for a traveling laptop that I use both at home and at
> >>> client sites, and as a test machine at my new job, so I don't
> >>> always have the same IP, which is how I typically access the
> >>> server.
> >>>
> >>> I should've mentioned that I know about zero when it comes to
> >>> writing rewrite rules (this would be a first).
> >>>
> >>> In this case, a dynamic DNS service would do nothing for me (I've
> >>> had a paid account with FreeDNS[1] for years now.)
> >>>
> >>> Basically, I'm looking to force the use of SSL on my webserver
> >>> (apache+mod_ssl-1.3.37+2.8.28) when the IP and domain are always
> >>> changing.
> >>>
> >>> I recall seeing something about {SERVER_ADDR} as a variable, which
> >>> would be exactly what I'm looking for, but I don't have a clue
> >>> outside of that what to write in the .htaccess file.
> >>>
> >> Helps when I include the link..
> >>
> >> [1] http://freedns.afraid.org/
> > 
> > Does this help?  This is how I redirect http://papers.bsdcan.org to
> > https://papers.bsdcan.org
> > 
> > 
> > <VirtualHost 216.168.29.7>
> >     ServerAdmin dan at langille.org
> >     ServerName  papers.bsdcan.org
> > 
> >     Redirect    permanent / https://papers.bsdcan.org/
> > </VirtualHost>
> > 
> > I use similar methods to redirect http://freshports.org to 
> > http://www.freshports.org/
> > 
> > hth
> > 
> 
> It would if I had a static IP, but since it changes multiple times a
> day, I don't think it'll fly for the laptop.  It will, however, be
> perfect for a few other machines I just setup at work - thanks, Dan!

Details... always with the details.

Use a dynamic dns service so that hostnames are updated when the IP 
address changes.  I use no-ip.com

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