URL Re-writing

[kishan]

Hi Guys,
I have been trying these piece of URL rewriting for my website i have done more trial and error stuff i need some help, all the direct re-writing is working fine
means when we type
www.abc.com/trolleys
it redirect to www.abc.com/product.php?idCategory=2

but if someone type
www.abc.com/product.php?idCategory=2 it doesn't redirect to /trolleys

If any one could help me with this it would be great and thanks in advance.

my .htaccess file is something like

RewriteEngine on

RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^trolleys$ /trolleys/ [NC,R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^trolleys/$ /products.php?idCategory=2 [NC,L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^idCategory=2$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^products\.php$ /trolleys/? [NC,R=301,L]

but its picking up query at the end for /trolleys?idCategory=2

[jdMorgan]

Wrong order, creates an 'infinite' loop, non-robust syntax....

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
#
# Externally redirect direct client requests for script filepath+query to new SEF URL
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /products\.php\?idCategory=2\ HTTP/ [NC]
RewriteRule ^products\.php$ http://www.example.com/trolleys/? [NC,R=301,L]
#
# Externally redirect to add a trailing slash back of the trolleys
RewriteRule ^trolleys$ http://www.example.com/trolleys/ [NC,R=301,L]
#
# Internally rewrite SEF URL-path requests to script+query
RewriteRule ^trolleys/$ /products.php?idCategory=2 [NC,L]

The construct using THE_REQUEST in the first rule prevents the 'infinite' rewrite/redirect loop that occurs when you don't check to see if the script request is coming from the browser or coming from the last (internal script rewrite) rule.

Jim

[kishan]

You are just simply Gr8888..Thanks a lot

[jdMorgan]

See also Proper Order for htaccess [webmasterworld.com] for more info on rule-ordering.

Jim