Fwd: A question about mod_ssl with mod_rewrite and .htaccess files

[Boysenberry Payne <bo...@humaniteque.com>]

I sent this to the mod_ssl list first, but got no responce..oddly.

Any help would be much appreciated...


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Boysenberry Payne <bo...@humaniteque.com>
> Date: February 17, 2005 1:11:45 PM CST
> To: modssl-users@modssl.org
> Cc: users@modssl.org
> Subject: A question about mod_ssl with mod_rewrite and .htaccess files
> Reply-To: users@example.com
>
> I couple of years ago I ran into a situation where I tried using 
> mod_ssl via https
> and mod_rewrite via .htaccess files.  It didn't work.  My host at the 
> time said the
> only way to get them to work together was by writing a C workaround.
>
> Now, I'm at the point again where I need to use the two together.  Is 
> it possible
> now two-three years later, or is it still the chicken before the egg 
> situation (i.e.
> mod_ssl starts processing the URI before the .htaccess file gets to?)
> If so can I use mod_perl with handlers to rewrite regardless?
>
> Thanks ahead of time,
> Boysenberry