HELP ME WITH THIS
MOD REWRITE

Here is my mod_rewrite why can't I get this to work? Can someone show me the solution?

RewriteRule ^watch(.*).swf FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf?MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true&streamName=http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/$1.flv

It is supposed to rewrite this FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf?MM_ComponentVersion=1&sk inName=Halo_Skin_3&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true&s treamName=http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/$1.flv to watch(.*).swf

forexample watch1.swf = FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf?MM_ComponentVersion=1&sk inName=Halo_Skin_3&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true&s treamName=http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/1.flv

I'm not entirely following what you're trying to rewrite to what. Could you just list the URL and then the URL you want it to be without any of the extra stuff?

RewriteRule ^watch(.*).swf FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf?MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true&streamName=http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/$1.flv

Meaning
I am trying to hide the location of an flv in the source code using mod rewrite

 FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf?MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true&streamName=http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/$1.flv

is the total url
http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/$1.flv = $1 is the variable
http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/2.flv = watch2.swf http://www.technologyforever.com/secret/3.flv = watch3.swf
watch(.*).swf = (.*) where the variable goes on the new url

Do you see what I mean I am trying to hide the location of an flv by rewriting the url to watch(.*).swf so the flv location is not known.

why dont you have the flv in a folder BELOW the www folder, and then have a script like i posted somewhere else about this, which also has a thing so if they try to access directly it refushes to give access to your flvs.

or even have it so it only allows access to certain pages but as i think you want this on multiple sites, this wouldnt work, and you should just have it not allow direct access

Because the player uses the URL want to hide the url using a mod_rewrite and they can be posted on other sites without other people downloading the FLV directly.