how to compare the current time to a variable in a .htaccess-CodePudding

I would like to make a redirection after a deadline on my site.

currently everything works correctly if I write this :

RewriteEngine On

SetEnv DEADLINE 16/06/2022_19h30

RewriteCond %{TIME_DAY}/%{TIME_MON}/%{TIME_YEAR}_%{TIME_HOUR}h%{TIME_MIN} >=16/06/2022_19h30
RewriteRule ^index.php$ read_only/index.html [L]

the advantage of using an environment variable is that I can use it elsewhere in a PHP file

So is there a way to test between the current time and the DEADLINE variable?

CodePudding user response：

You can do this but you need to set your variable using SetEnvIf directive, so that it is available for evaluation in .htaccess RewriteCond:

Define this variable first:

SetEnvIf Host ^ DEADLINE=20220616193000

Then use it in .htaccess using RewriteCond expressions:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond expr "%{TIME} -ge env('DEADLINE')"
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ read_only/index.html [L,NC]

Due to use of expr in RewriteCond, it will require Apache 2.4