htaccess redirect index.html to index.php for domain root only

Question

I have a htaccess rule which redirects the index.html to index.php

  RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /.*index\.html\ HTTP/
  RewriteRule ^(.*)index\.html$ /$1index.php [R=301,L]

but I got one problem, when there is a file in subfolder named index.html then my htaccess rule takes that to index.php.

Any solution?

arco444 · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-28 12:30:54Z

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That rule is probably a bit over-complicated for what you're doing.

You only need:

RewriteRule ^index.html$ /index.php [R,L]

answered Nov 28, 2014 at 12:30

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[R]:Redirect, [L]:Last - doesn't process any more rules though I have a feeling [R] on its own implies [L] anyway

maheshwaghmare · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-24 11:13:59Z

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Try this. It work's in my case.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.html?$ / [NC,R,L]

answered Mar 24, 2015 at 11:13

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