help with simple htaccess code

getting the correct code...

[jmdb71]

Hi,

I want to redirect gone all pages that contain

*whatever*.html?sort=*whatever*

for example

mypage.html?sort=3d&filter=4
anotherpage.html?sort=1a
etc.

It is important that not all pages containing sort= are redirected to gone status, only when they end in .html?sort=

Would this code work:

RewriteRule *.html?sort=* - [G]

i am sure i have an error somewhere, i believe the . wont be interpreted correctly, and not the? because they are special characters. How could i do this?

thanks in advance!

[jdMorgan]

You cannot test a query string with RewriteRule. It has to be tested separately with RewriteCond. See this thread [webmasterworld.com] for an example to use with your (modified) rule.

Jim

[jmdb71]

thanks, so would something like this work?

RewriteCond *.html %{QUERY_STRING} ^sort=*
RewriteRule - [G]

to RedirectGone all pages that contain

(WHATEVER).html?sort=(WHATEVER)

[chirp]

Closer. Try this one for size:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^sort= 
RewriteRule \.html - [G]

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