mod_rewrite: remove query string from end of url URL

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I'm trying to make the following redirection (301) using .htaccess for mp3, jpg, jpeg, png & gif files only.

http://website.com/file.jpg?c=XXXX is replaced with http://website.com/file.jpg

Basically, I want to strip the query (ie. "?c=XXXX") from end of media url's. I want to prevent anyone accessing an image or mp3 with "?c=XXXX" at the end of the URL, and instead direct them to the same file url minus '?c=XXXX'.

Is there a quick way of doing this?

Many thanks!

possible duplicate of mod_rewrite: remove query string from URL? — Chris Morgan
– Chris Morgan, Commented May 2, 2012 at 5:19

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-02 05:15:45Z

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Enable mod_rewrite and .htaccess through httpd.conf and then put this code in your .htaccess under DOCUMENT_ROOT directory:

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
# Turn mod_rewrite on
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^$
RewriteRule \.(mp3|jpe?g|png|gif)$ %{REQUEST_URI}? [L,R]

answered May 2, 2012 at 5:15

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Mike M Over a year ago

Thank you @anubhava This has been a great help!

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