what's wrong with this redirection rule?

[olaf]

Hello,

I wan't to redirect (outdated) entries in google to the new content page.

the old link is like this:
[domain.com...]

and my current (not working) rule is this:
rewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/languages/traxx.php?lang=([a-z]{2})&sec_lang=([A-Z]{2}) /products.php?lang=$1-$2 [L,R=permanent]

What's I have similar working rule (I think)

Anyone an idea?

Regards Olaf

[jd01]

Yes, to 'see' information in a query string, you must use a QUERY_STRING condition.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} lang=([a-z]{2})&sec_lang=([A-Z]{2})
RewriteRule ^/languages/traxx.php$ /products.php?lang=%1-%2 [L,R=permanent]

Hope this helps.

There is some more information in the library and charter that might be helpful also.

Justin

[olaf]

Hello,

I think that this is not what I want. I have more then one page with this query string. I tried it but with the same result than with my own rule.

What I don't understand is that this kind of rule has worked for a diff. website.

Olaf

[jdMorgan]

Is your code in .htaccess or httpd.conf?

Jim

[olaf]

.htaccess

I use this (working) rules in the same file:

Options +FollowSymLinks
rewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} ^www\.example\.de$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^$ main.php?lang=de-DE [L]

RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} ^www\.example\.nl$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^$ main.php?lang=nl-NL [L]

rewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} ^(www\.)?example\.com$
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/home.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/bergtoys.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/games.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/faq.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/kleurplaten.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/producten.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/spreekbeurt.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/zeurtips.php [OR]
rewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/workouts.php
RewriteRule .* [kids.bergtoys.com%{REQUEST_URI}...] [L,R=permanent]

The first two are suggested from you.

[edited by: jdMorgan at 2:27 am (utc) on Jan. 13, 2006]
[edit reason] examplified per TOS. [/edit]

[jdMorgan]

In .htaccess, URLs matched by RewriteRule patterns are localized to the current directory. That is, the path to the current directory, including the leading slash is stripped. This will require a modification of jd01's code to:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^lang=([a-z]{2})&sec_lang=([A-Z]{2})
RewriteRule [b]^la[/b]nguages/traxx.php$ /products.php?lang=%1-%2 [L,R=permanent]

Which appears to be exactly what you wanted, except with the correct mod_rewrite and .htaccess syntax.

Jim

[olaf]

Thanks Justin and Jim,

It works, I will remember the thing with the leading slash. It looks to me know that a a rule with a condition works much better then a rule with some regex only.

Olaf