htaccess: rewrite /directory/file.php to execute /file.php

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I have probably a rather simple mod_rewrite question, however I didn't know how what to google for and how to do this in the best way.

In my php/html code I have regular links linking to /directory/file.php

However the /directory/ doesn't actually exist, and the file.php lies in the root of the server. I just want the url to make more sense if I add /directory/ to it.

How would I do that?

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-14 12:07:36Z

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You can use this code in your DOCUMENT_ROOT/.htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^directory/(.+?\.php)$ /$1 [L,NC]

This will internally route a request of /directory/abcd.php to /abcd.php.

answered Dec 14, 2014 at 12:07

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matt Over a year ago

Thank you, is it possible that in this case the paths inside the file.php are no longer valid? E.g. stylesheets are not loaded properly, etc.

anubhava Over a year ago

That is due to your use of relative links in css/js paths. To fix that issue try adding this in your page's HTML header: <base href="/" /> so that every relative URL is resolved from that URL and not the current page's URL.

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