Rewrite with variables

[hammerite]

I'm having an issue with an Apache rewrite:

frsLaunch.htm?u=1&sl=1&launchId=F5290900747072&e=1

I've tried many different ways, but the query piece is messing things up.

Any ideas?

[g1smd]

That must be because the code isn't correctly assembled.

As you didn't explain what you are trying to do, nor did you post any code, there's no way to make any further comments.

[hammerite]

Oops, well I was looking for a friendlier url.

For instance:

http://www.example.com/frsLaunch.htm should go to :

http://www.example.com/frsLaunch.htm?u=1&sl=1&launchId=F5290900747072&e=1

[edited by: jdMorgan at 3:14 am (utc) on Jul 6, 2010]
[edit reason] example.com [/edit]

[g1smd]

Using the more than 6000 previous examples of this question here in this forum, please post some example code to discuss.

[jdMorgan]

Example using Apache mod_rewrite in /.htaccess:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =""
RewriteRule ^frsLaunch\.htm$ http://www.example.com/frsLaunch.htm?u=1&sl=1&launchId=F5290900747072&e=1 [R=301,L]

Jim

[hammerite]

Hmm I tried a variation of that, but that looks intriguing without the condition I'll check that out, thanks.

[g1smd]

What variation did you try?

[hammerite]

One I tried, "RewriteRule frsLaunch.htm$ http://www.example.com/frsLaunch.htm?u=1&sl=1&launchId=F5290900747072&e=1 [R=301,L]"

I also didn not use the RewriteCond which is probably why it never worked :)
I forgot the carat and to escape the . in the rule as well.

I'll check it out soon. Thanks again!

[jdMorgan]

Without the RewriteCond checking QUERY_STRING for blank, the rule would loop on itself and eventually throw a server error.

Jim