Topic: Mod_Rewrite RewriteCond HTTP_Cookie Value of the cookie

[WonkeyMe]

Hello all,

my first question here I hope I manage to describe it in an understandable way

I would like to have a rule fire, if a cookie with a certain name has no value.

I know what this does...

RewriteCond %{HTTP_cookie} MYCOOKIE
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /foo/$1 [QSA]

... it rewrites any requests to a subdirectory "foo" with the querystrings that where on the original request, IF a cookie named "MYCOOKIE" was in the original request.

What I want is to compare the value of cookie "MYCOOKIE" and deny that Condition:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_cookie} !MYCOOKIE=[.+]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /foo/$1 [QSA]

I think that Condition is true, if MYCOOKIE is NOT at least one character.
But this is not the case. It seems to not matter at all: The Rule fires all the time.

Does anyone have an idea?

Extra question: When ist the following true?
RewriteCond Rule1a [OR]
RewriteCond Rule1b
RewriteCond Rule2a [OR]
RewriteCond Rule2b

What I want is: either 1a or 1b is true and either 2a or 2b ist true
in other words: One of each pair is true.


Thanks in advance.