Hi there
Im trying to redirect my current URL structure to friendly URLs. I want to redirect the following scenarios:
example.com/test.php >> example.com/testing
example.com/test.php?id=1 >> example.com/testing/1
example.com/test.php?id=so
example.com/test.php?id=so
I can get it to work to use example.com/test.php if a user enters example.com/testing, however I get inifite loop problems to redirect the old url to the new friendly url.
Thanks a million. If you can supply htaccess code for above examples I'll be up and running
Cheers
Mark
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Hi arober11,
Thanks for your reply. I have tried your example and cant get it to work. For eg
For example.com/test.php?id=so
Rewr
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^a=sometext
RewriteRule .* /sometext [R=301,L]
If I type example.com/test.php?id=so
I am probably doing something wrong here. Thanks again for your help!
Cheers
Mark
Hi
In you example http://example.com/test.ph
change your:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^a=sometext
To:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^id=sometext
as the variable in your example url is "id=" not "a="
Hi there
Apologies, my fault. The variable is actually a, not id for the site. I am actually entering:
http://example.co
Sorry about the mistake. Any ideas? Just to add, I am running this from a subdirectory which is a test area for the site. Would this cause any problems?
Thanks
Mark
Are the re-write rules in the httpd.conf or an .htaccess files?
If it's a .htaccess file then they need to be in the root file, the one in the DocumentRroot directory else you need to change them e.g. for URL: http://example.com/your-su
You'll want:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/sour-sub-directory/test.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^a=sometext
RewriteRule .* /sometext [R=301,L]
Hi there
Im using a htaccess file saved in the directory root of my test structure (example.com/your-sub-dire
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/your-sub-directory/test.
Rewrit
RewriteRule .* /your-sub-directory/somete
Replacing your-sub-directory with my correct test site directory name. If I browse to:
example.com/your-sub-di
It redirects to:
example.com/your-sub-di
Howe
example.com/your-su
It does not redirect, but the page displays, and finally if I browse to:
example.com/your-sub-di
It 404s. My htaccess only has the code in above, and none of your other examples at the moment
Thanks
Mark
Expected, you need to include / adapt the all 3 re-write rules from my original post, in you .htaccess file, before all variants of your URL work.
Your rule above only covers part of your:
example.com/test.php >> example.com/testing
requiremet,
The following tweak would complete that one requirement (post your specification change).
...
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^a=
RewriteRule .* /your-sub-directory/somete
Also assuming you have a /your-sub-directory/somete
<HTML>
<H2>This is a test<H2>
Testing 123....
</HTML>
Are just realized you are after the reverse of that you arrows indicated e.g.
So rather than entering: "example.com/test.php" and being redirected (>>) to "example.com/testing"
You want to enter "example.com/testing" and being redirected (>>) to"example.com/test.php"
in which case the following may do the trick:
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by: arober11Posted on 2009-07-31 at 08:39:24ID: 24989814
HI
For starters:
RewriteEngine on
#For: example.com/test.php >> example.com/testing
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/test.php$
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^id=
RewriteRule .* /testing [R=301,L]
# For: example.com/test.php?id=so
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/test.php$
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$
RewriteRule .* /testing/%1 [R=301,L]
# For: example.com/test.php?id=so
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/test.php$
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\&id2=
RewriteRule .* /testing/%1/%2 [R=301,L]