mod_rewrite querystring param

[Langers]

Hi,

I am trying to convert the following:

www.widgets.com/category/sub/details.asp?prodid=1

to

www.widgets.com/product.php?product_id=1

but I am having trouble replacing the querystring parameter prodid with product_id

I tried the following but it doesn't work:

Options +FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^detail.asp\?prodid=$ /product.php?product_id=$1 [QSA]
</IfModule>

Any suggestions?

[jdMorgan]

Query strings are not part of a URL. Rather, they are data *attached* to a URL to be passed to the resource *at* that URL.

Therefore, query strings are handled separately in Apache:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^prodid=([^&]+)
RewriteRule ^detail\.asp$ /product.php?product_id=%1 [L]

Jim

[Langers]

Will give it a try. Thanks Jim.