htaccess rewrite problem

[furboy10]

Hello,

I want to rewrite like below

from [xyz.com...]
to [xyz.com...]

Please advise the code if htaccess file is in the images folder.

[wilderness]

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[furboy10]

Hello,

I want to rewrite like below

from example.com/images/1.htm to example.com/images/index.htm?imageid=1

Please advise the code if htaccess file is in the images folder.

[g1smd]

When the RewriteRule target is a URL (as in your example) this would be an example of an external redirect.

When you need an internal rewrite (which is what you asked for), the RewriteRule target will be an internal folder path and filename without domain name specified.

Your question includes a mixture of both of these concepts, so please clarify whether you want an "external redirect to a new URL" or an "internal rewrite to a non-default server filepath and file".

[wilderness]

Please advise the code

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[furboy10]

it is an internal redirect within the folder

[wilderness]

string+2011 [google.com]

[g1smd]

I asked you to clarify whether you wanted "external redirect" or "internal rewrite" and you have responded with "internal redirect", the same issue as in your original post.

[lucy24]

it is an internal redirect within the folder

You may be getting confused by the words "internal" and "external". Calling something "external" doesn't necessarily mean that you're going somewhere else. If it's easier, think of them as "invisible" and "visible". In a rewrite, the user's address bar shows whatever they originally asked for, even though you've physically sent them to a different place. In a redirect, the address bar shows the new address.

In the case of image files, it should make no difference, because humans don't see the address anyway, and images don't link to anything further such as style sheets. But if you have really relocated files, you need to redirect so search engines will look in the right place. (Sure, you can rewrite, but then the rule will be cluttering up your htaccess forever. Redirects can be thrown away after a year or so.)

[furboy10]

Sir, to make it simpler when the user enters example.com\images\1.htm i want to get the imageid in this case 1 into a php file named image.php. so the user bar would show the same thing.

[furboy10]

got the solution "RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)\.htm$ index.htm?imageid=$1"