.htaccess redirect QUERY_STRING and not propage QUERY_STRING

Question

I would like to make a permanent redirection of

/ask?search%255Bto%255D=test

to

/question/test

I add in my .htaccess

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^search%255Bto%255D=([a-zA-Z0-9\-]*)
RewriteRule ^ask$ /question/%1 [R=permanent,L]

With these additional lines, I get

/ask?search%255Bto%255D=test

redirect to

/question/test?search%255Bto%255D=test

My problem is than I still have the query string (?search%255Bto%255D=test) in my redirection url.

I would like to have:

/question/test

and not

/question/test?search%255Bto%255D=test

Thanks for any help

Bobulous · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-12 16:45:19Z

1

If you want to clear the query string, simply end your target URL with a question mark. Try changing your rewrite rule to:

RewriteRule ^ask$ /question/%1? [R=permanent,L]

This specifies a new, empty query string, so the old one will not be sent as part of the redirect URL.

answered Jun 12, 2013 at 16:45

Bobulous

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