Generic Rule to Redirect and Rewrite URL using .htaccess

Hi,

I want to redirect and then rewrite my URL (internal forwarding) so that it doesn't show the php extension as well it doesn't show the ?, = and & in the URL.

The solution for that was provided for a single script in the question https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28969579/Redirect-and-Rewrite-URL-using-htaccess.html by Terry Woods.

In this question i want to achieve the same but instead of adding Rewrite Rules for every script individually i just add one generic rule which applies to all the scripts. Below is the example.

The URL http://localhost/portal/SCRIPTNAME.php?var1=val1 be redirected i.e. show in address bar as http://localhost/portal/SCRIPTNAME.php/var1/val1 and internally it is forwarded to the actual URL http://localhost/portal/SCRIPTNAME.php?var1=val1

The SCRIPTNAME.php can be any name for ex. "error.php" or "admin.php" etc. as well as there can be multiple $_GET variables in a single URL for ex: http://localhost/portal/SCRIPTNAME.php?var1=val1&var2=val2&val3=val3 must be shown in address bar as http://localhost/portal/SCRIPTNAME.php/var1/val1/var2/val2/val3/val3

Also there is no pattern in the naming of the $_GET variables or values.

Kindly let me know if any more information is required

Thanks in advance
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Vipin KumarSr. Network EngineerAsked:
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Terry WoodsConnect With a Mentor IT GuruCommented:
Which folder are you putting the .htaccess file in? You may need to add the rewritebase option (set to /portal/ ) like you used in the previous question.

In the previous question, we relaxed the pattern for the PHP file. We could try that here too, like this:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !redirect=done
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^((?!redirect)\w+)=([^&]+)(?:&(.*))? [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.+\.php)(/[\w/]+)? $1$2/%1/%2?%3 [NC,R=302,L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^((?:(?!&?redirect=done).)*) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.+\.php)([^?]*/)([^/?]+)/([^/?]+) $1$2?$3=$4&%1&redirect=done [NC,L]

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jdmailnyCommented:
Replace php with a host name
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Vipin KumarSr. Network EngineerAuthor Commented:
@jdmailny,

I did not understand your solution, can you provide bit more information.

Thanks
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Terry WoodsIT GuruCommented:
I think this can probably be done. I'll try to have a look at it tomorrow.
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Terry WoodsConnect With a Mentor IT GuruCommented:
This seems to work for me:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !redirect=done
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^((?!redirect)\w+)=([^&]+)(?:&(.*))? [NC]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/\w+\.php)(/[\w/]+)? $1$2/%1/%2?%3 [NC,R=302,L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^((?:(?!&?redirect=done).)*) [NC]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/\w+\.php)([^?]*/)([^/?]+)/([^/?]+) $1$2?$3=$4&%1&redirect=done [NC,L]

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Loading URL:
http://localhost/portal/script.php?error=foo¶m2=blah¶m3=rhubarb
Redirects me to:
http://localhost/portal/script.php/error/foo/param2/blah/param3/rhubarb

And gave this result of $_GET parameters from my portal/script.php ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] is output in the first line):
/portal/script.php/

Array
(
    [error] => foo
    [param2] => blah
    [param3] => rhubarb
    [redirect] => done
)

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Terry WoodsIT GuruCommented:
I know some of those regex patterns are pretty hairy... explaining them might be worthy of a separate question though!
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Vipin KumarSr. Network EngineerAuthor Commented:
@Terry,

Doesn't work. Nothing is happening Neither Redirection nor internal redirection

Thanks
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Vipin KumarSr. Network EngineerAuthor Commented:
@Terry,

Works perfectly fine.

Thanks
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