How I can show a JSON file while accessing a URL. I have this JSON file in a folder in my web root. Is it possible to show this JSON file using htaccess rules. My URL is as follows
http://example.com/api/v1/entity
I have api/v1/entity folder structure in my webroot
Can I place this static attributes.json file in the entity folder and on hitting the URL http://example.com/api/v1/entity how can I show the JSON data.
Place your file inside api/v1/entity/ and name it for example myfile.json.
Create a new file api/v1/entity/.htaccess with this rule:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/?$ myfile.json [L]
# return application/json for myfile.json
<Files "myfile.json">
ForceType application/json
</Files>
I was having the same issue, the problem was in my .htaccess file I tried to change
# Deny accessing extensions listed below
<Files ~ "(.json|.lock|.git)">
Order allow, deny
Deny from all
</Files>
SetEnvIf Authorization .+ HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$0
To
# Deny accessing extensions listed below
<Files ~ "(.lock|.git)">
Order allow, deny
Deny from all
</Files>
SetEnvIf Authorization .+ HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$0
Actually removing the .json extension works fine.
