If you are using the DSO version of Apache, try changing the LoadModule order. If that does not work, then you will probably have to compile a static version of Apache in order to get it to work properly.

If the above does not work, try reversing the order of the compiling/loading and append to this FAQ which order worked for you.

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From: tom.howland@us.pwcglobal.com
To: Java Apache Users java-apache-users@list.working-dogs.com
Subject: RE: mod_rewrite and JServ
Date: Thu, Mar 11, 1999, 7:20 PM


There is an evaluation order in apache such that, if you want to use
mod_rewrite with mod_jserv, you must ensure that the reference to mod_jserv
is *before* the reference to mod_rewrite. What this means is that in the
apache distribution, you have to modify the file
/usr/local/src/apache_1.3.4/src/Configuration so that the line

     AddModule modules/jserv/mod_jserv

appears before the line

     AddModule modules/standard/mod_rewrite.o

You have to get sure that mod_rewrite is excuted before mod_jserv. Have
alook in
'modules.c' and check that jserv is before rewrite_module. If not,
correct and recompile apache.

Jean-Luc Rochat

another hint: i found that while i could apply rewrite rules
in a virtual server, and could access servlets through a virtual
server, i couldn't do both together.  only the rewrite rules in
the main server part of httpd.conf seem to fire servlets.

example:

(in httpd.conf:)
# every page access under /foo/ fires AServlet, with the path part of the
# URL available via request.getQueryString()
RewriteRule ^(/foo/.*) "/servlets/EDU.wisc.soils.package.AServlet?$1" [PT]

(in servlets.properties:)
servlet.EDU.wisc.soils.package.AServlet.initArgs=siteRoot=/apachedir/htdocs

(in the servlet code:)
docRoot = new File(config.getInitParameter("siteRoot"));

etc., etc.