g1smd
msg:4146461 | 6:45 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
What is it meant to to do?
RewriteRule can only see the path part of the URL.
You will therefore need a preceding RewriteCond looking at QUERY_STRING.
The redirect target should include the protocol and domain name.
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beachlover
msg:4146568 | 8:50 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Damn, I knew I was way off here. So thanks for your heads up.
I guess this will work then:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^section=(oldpage*)$
RewriteRule main.php ht tp://www.domain.com/newpage/ [L,R=301]
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jdMorgan
msg:4146591 | 9:14 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
The rule as written will 'carry forward' the originally-requested query string. Is that what you want to do?
Again, what exactly is this rule meant to do? What is the (full) requested URI-path to be redirected, and what is the full URI to be redirected to?
"It will work" is only about 10% of the way to "It will work properly with no unintended side effects," and that is not good enough; For optimal results, nail down your requirements firmly before we start coding.
Jim
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beachlover
msg:4146621 | 9:42 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for your response.
Basically I want to redirect the old php-file to a new file (which is now in a directory-based CMS):
ht tp://domain.com/main.php?section=oldpage
to
ht tp://domain.com/newpage/
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jdMorgan
msg:4146636 | 10:01 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
In that case, you "bascially" need to clear the query string using the "?" operator on the substitution URL:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
#
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^section=oldpage-string$
RewriteRule ^main\.php$ http://www.example.com/newpage/? [L,R=301]
Note othe minor corrections to literal query string value, anchoring, and literal-character escaping in rule pattern.
You can use the mod_rewrite documentation at apache.org to determine if this is exactly what you want to do.
Jim
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beachlover
msg:4146640 | 10:07 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Thanks Jim, works like a charm.
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g1smd
msg:4146657 | 10:47 pm on Jun 3, 2010 (gmt 0) |
What happens if you ask for the non-www version of the old URL, and/or if you append extra parameters?
Does it then still do exactly what you want?
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