.htaccess url rewriting not working

Question

I'm using URL Rewriting for a simple note application in my website. All things are UNDER /notes/ directory. .htaccess contents are,

RewriteEngine On

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

and the url which is to be accessed is,

http://localhost/notes/test.txt

I want to get test.txt as the filename variable's value.

But when I use echo $_GET['filename']; in index.php, it displays index.php instead of displaying test.txt.

here, test.txt is not a real text file but the filename variable's value.

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Nerdwood
– Nerdwood

2015-09-17 07:23:47 +00:00
Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 7:23 — Nerdwood
– Nerdwood, Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 7:23

Nerdwood · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-10 09:53:52Z

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I think the problem is that your "index.php?filename=test.txt" URL is also being processed and rewritten by your rule. You might need to change your .htaccess code to stop references to files that exist being rewritten:

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

answered Sep 10, 2015 at 9:53

Nerdwood

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