title: .htaccess redirect to root when file not found
body: <p>i have a. .htaccess file which looks like below (ps not mine, i think it belongs to Joomla):</p>
  
  <p>Now something or bad programming images link to "somefolder/folder/image.png" instead of "/somefolder/folder/image.png" (mind the / in the beginning. This would cause it to look from the directory its in upwards instead of the root.</p>
  
  <p>How would i rewrite this so if the file is not found it tries to go to the file starting from the root of the site. Also, this should only do so for .css|.jpng|.png|.js</p>
  
  <p>thanks for the help... btw the folder somefolder and its subfolder can be any name, it's not always the same folder name.</p>
  
  <p>Yes i have checked other entries on SO, but they all didn't work for my exact problem...</p>
  
  <pre><code>##
  # @package              Joomla
  # @copyright    Copyright (C) 2005 - 2012 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
  # @license              GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
  ##
  
  ##
  # READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE!
  #
  # The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
  # with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
  # be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
  # your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
  # beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
  # it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
  ##
  
  ## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
  Options +FollowSymLinks
  
  ## Mod_rewrite in use.
  
  RewriteEngine On
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
  # If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
  # This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
  #
  # Block out any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL.
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
  # Block out any script that includes a &lt;script&gt; tag in URL.
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (&lt;|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(&gt;|%3E) [NC,OR]
  # Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL.
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
  # Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL.
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
  # Return 403 Forbidden header and show the content of the root homepage
  RewriteRule .* index.php [F]
  #
  ## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
  
  
  
  ## Begin - Custom redirects
  #
  # If you need to redirect some pages, or set a canonical non-www to
  # www redirect (or vice versa), place that code here. Ensure those
  # redirects use the correct RewriteRule syntax and the [R=301,L] flags.
  #
  ## End - Custom redirects
  
  ##
  # Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
  # is not directly related to physical file paths.
  # Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root).
  ##
  
  # RewriteBase /
  RewriteBase /
  ## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section.
  #
  RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
  #
  # If the requested path and file is not /index.php and the request
  # has not already been internally rewritten to the index.php script
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
  # and the request is for something within the component folder,
  # or for the site root, or for an extensionless URL, or the
  # requested URL ends with one of the listed extensions
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /component/|(/[^.]*|\.(php|html?|feed|pdf|vcf|raw))$ [NC]
  # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical file
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical folder
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  # internally rewrite the request to the index.php script
  RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
  #
  ## End - Joomla! core SEF Section.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>oh i thought this would do it, but it doesnt</p>
  
  <pre><code>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css|js)$ [NC]
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule .*$ /%{REQUEST_URI} [L]
  </code></pre>