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POmod_rewrite vs files vs virtual subdirectories
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copied!<p>I have a site with virtual subdirectories (for languages) created by the means of mod_rewrite. They work fine. Now I need to upload some files that should be accessed via certain subdirectories only.</p> <p>Currently I can access any files via any subdirectories.</p> <pre><code>site.com/file.txt site.com/jp/file.txt site.com/es/file.txt site.com/another_file.txt site.com/jp/another_file.txt site.com/es/another_file.txt site.com/third_file.txt site.com/jp/third_file.txt site.com/es/third_file.txt </code></pre> <p>I need to access these files via the related subdirectories only, if I try to access them via unrelated directory, it should throw the 404 error.</p> <pre><code>site.com/file.txt - for english (the only language that does not have a subdirectory) site.com/jp/anoter_file.txt - for japaneese site.com/es/third_file.txt - for Spanish. </code></pre> <p>Please note that there is no pattern in file names and there are many languages. So, it is necessary to create separate rules for each file/subdirectory.</p> <p>As there are many languages and files, it could be a nightmare to write rules for each language like this:</p> <p>e.g. I want file another_file.txt to be displayed inside the jp directory only. So, I have to exclude it like this:</p> <pre><code>RewriteRule ^de/another_file.txt - [R=404] RewriteRule ^fr/another_file.txt - [R=404] RewriteRule ^es/another_file.txt - [R=404] </code></pre> <p>But I think there is a more elegant solution. As far as I understand, this could be achieved by the means of exception.</p> <p>Like this:</p> <pre><code>RewriteRule ! ^jp/another_file.txt - [R=404] - but it does not work. </code></pre> <p>Could you please assist me and let me know how to fix this expression/create a new one.?</p>

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