Apache URL rewrite does not mask subdirectories

Question

The admin setup a subdirectory /sites/default/files/resources and updated the docroot .htaccess to point to this subdirectory so that the domain www.example.com points to it. I do not have access to the docroot .htaccess

In the browser, www.example.com/resources shows www.example.com/sites/default/files/resources

What should I add in the subdirectory .htaccess such that URL shows www.example.com/resources and uses the index.html in /sites/default/files/resources/index.html?

docroot/.htaccess:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} www.example\.com$ 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/sites/default/files/resources/ 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /sites/default/files/resources/$1 [PT,L]

Answer 1

If you don't have access to the main .htaccess file in the document root (docroot) of your website and want to set up a specific rewrite rule for the /resources URL path to point to /sites/default/files/resources/index.html, you can create a separate .htaccess file in the /sites/default/files/resources/ directory. In this directory's .htaccess file, you can add the following rules:

Create or edit the .htaccess file in the /sites/default/files/resources/ directory.

Add the following directives to that .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /resources/

# Redirect /resources to /sites/default/files/resources/index.html
RewriteRule ^$ /sites/default/files/resources/index.html [L]

# Handle other resources if needed (e.g., images, CSS, JavaScript)
# Add rules for your specific needs here

These rules will redirect requests to /resources to /sites/default/files/resources/index.html. You can also add additional rules to handle other resources like images, CSS, and JavaScript files if needed.