Re-route all requests to index.php with request as query string (.htaccess)

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I'm writing my very first .htaccess file and although I've learnt a lot already I have one thing that I'm struggling with.

I have a CMS that generates pages based upon a variable called "filename" that's passed through my URL for example... index.php?filename=about.htm

So I only have one real file... index.php

I would like "index.php?filename" to not appear so all URL's look normal like www.example.com/about.htm even though the "filename" query string is still being passed.

I hope I've made sense and this is possible... Thanks guys!

5ervant - techintel.github.io · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-03 09:49:27Z

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Want to rewrite /$var to /index.php?filename=$var? Try to paste this into the .htaccess file:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/index\.php$
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} filename=([a-z0-9-_])
RewriteRule ^(.*) /index.php?filename=%1

answered Apr 3, 2013 at 9:49

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Jon Lin · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-03 09:39:33Z

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?filename=$1 [L,QSA]

answered Apr 3, 2013 at 9:39

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