.htaccess redirect from index.php not working

Question

I did my best to search in stack overflow questions and answers and even when I tried to apply a solution, it is not working.

I need to redirect all adresses, that begin with

http://www.example.com/index.php?lang=XX

to

http://www.example.com/XX

This is what I try:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(index\.php\?lang\=)$ http://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=302]

The location /index.php?lang=en is not redirecting /en (anywhere). It is at the same URL.

By not working what do you mean? The user still ends up at example.com/index.php?lang=en - is this what you mean? — The One and Only ChemistryBlob
– The One and Only ChemistryBlob, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 19:18
I have to be completely confused. I need to end up at example.com/en — frankie
– frankie, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 19:20
Yes, but where is the user currently ending up? At example.com/index.php?lang=en (so in other words, no redirect) ? — The One and Only ChemistryBlob
– The One and Only ChemistryBlob, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 19:21
To rewrite a request based on the contents of the query string, have a look at the Apache httpd wiki article on this topic: wiki.apache.org/httpd/RewriteQueryString In short, RewriteRule has access to the requested URI, not including the QUERY_STRING. For that, you need RewriteCond. — Rich Bowen
– Rich Bowen, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 19:25

Daniel Ferradal · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-22 19:31:35Z

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You can't match a query_string in a rewriterule. You need a specific RewriteCond for it. It should be more or less like this:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^lang=(.*)
RewriteRule ^ http://www.example.com/%1 [R=302,L,QSD]

edited Sep 22, 2016 at 19:31

answered Sep 22, 2016 at 19:25

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5 Comments

frankie Over a year ago

Correction: It IS working now, after you've updated the answer. Thank you. I'll check it precisely and come back.

Daniel Ferradal Over a year ago

The ^ indicates the start of the string, nothing else is needed since you are not capturing anything and yes I added a QSD (query string discard) to avoid a rewrite loop. Thanks to @Rich Bowen for reminding it to me.

frankie Over a year ago

Thank you for perfect answer: ezra-s and @RichBowen for useful contribution as well.

Panama Jack Over a year ago

@ezra-s you actually don't need to use QSD, You can simply use the ? to discard query string. http://www.example.com/%1?

Daniel Ferradal Over a year ago

@PanamaJack Didn't know that, thanks for sharing it.

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