Turn query string into .php

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TL;DR

turn search.php?key=value => value.php

I have a simple project:

|-project
|-----.htaccess
|-----index.php
|-----jquery.min.js
|-----search.php

All I'm trying to learn is how to turn query params into page.php, e.g.:

?search=test becomes test.php

I found this SO post: htaccess rewrite for query string

Which suggests 3 methods of doing it, I've tried all yet my search.php doesn't work.

Here is my index.php

<html>
<body>
    <form method="post">
        <input type="text" name="search" placeholder="search something" />
    </form>

    <button type="button" id="my-btn">Submit</button>

    <script src="jquery.min.js"></script>

    <script>
        jQuery(document).ready(function($)
        {
            $('#my-btn').click(function()
            {
                let val = $('input[type="text"]').val();


                $('form').attr('action', 'search.php?term='+ val);
                $('form').submit()
            })
        })
    </script>
</body>
</html>

which goes to search.php

<?php
    $search = $_GET['search'];

    echo '<pre>';
    echo 'Search Term: <strong>'. $search .'</strong>';
    echo '</pre>';

    echo '<hr />';

and my .htaccess file looks like this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /search.php?term=$1 [L]

But this (or the other methods) didn't work. My url still is search.php?term=test - how do I go about achieving my goal?

You may want to look at documentation and check what the arguments for the RewriteRule directive do. — miken32
– miken32, Commented Oct 2, 2018 at 15:47
@miken32 I looked but honestly not sure it stuck, apache stuff doesn't seem to stick for me .. but I'll keep re-reading until some light turns on — treyBake
– treyBake, Commented Oct 2, 2018 at 15:59
You are way over complicating this simply do this <form method="get" action="text.php"> and get rid of the JS and rewrite stuff. There is nothing wrong with using a get form for a search, in fact that's the most common use of it. That is what it is meant for, so the url query can be bookmarked. — ArtisticPhoenix
– ArtisticPhoenix, Commented Oct 2, 2018 at 16:00
Learn Regex (Regular Expressions) they are a bit archaic and confusing, but once you understand them they are extremely powerful. If you put mysite.com/test.php it will map it to mysite.com/search.php?page=test For example regex101.com/r/Ax5qBN/1 — ArtisticPhoenix
– ArtisticPhoenix, Commented Oct 2, 2018 at 16:13
@ArtisticPhoenix I believe that is something I definitely need to improve on and develop skill-wise. Tis probably one of the major things holding back my development — treyBake
– treyBake, Commented Oct 2, 2018 at 16:14

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-02 19:26:59Z

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You may use this code in project/.htaccess:

RewriteEngine On

# external redirect from actual URL to pretty one
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+search(?:\.php)?\?term=([^\s&]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1.php? [R=301,L,NE]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.php$ search.php?term=$1 [L,QSA,NC]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ search.php?term=$1 [L,QSA]

edited Oct 2, 2018 at 19:26

answered Oct 2, 2018 at 19:01

anubhava

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Chris Lear · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-02 16:06:45Z

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How about

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} term=(.*)
RewriteRule ^.*$ %1.php [L]

edited Oct 2, 2018 at 16:06

answered Oct 2, 2018 at 16:04

Chris Lear

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treyBake Over a year ago

that produces: 403 forbidden with message: You don't have permission to access /.php on this server. but I think right path maybe?

treyBake Over a year ago

close .. produced a 404 :S

Chris Lear Over a year ago

I've tested this, and it's doing what you expect for me. If you get a 404, is it because the php file doesn't exist?

treyBake Over a year ago

it doesn't - basically, search.php is the file, but in url should look like queryValue.php, e.g. search.php?key=value becomes value.php (with search.php behind it)

Sigma Over a year ago

"thats what I'm trying to do (value + .php) however - that file doesn't physically exist" :) Seems you are trying to show a different file name on the browser bar but the real file that is executed is another... may by include the file to hide and just execute the fake one

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