Remove a part of the URL using REGEX and .htacess

Question

I want to replace this URL:

mydomain.com/posts/1659-artigos/etc-to

By this one:

mydomain.com/etc-to

Using .htaccess I'm trying the following:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^posts/1659-artigos/(.*)$ $1

But it isn't working. No redirect happens.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

RewriteRule ^posts/1659-artigos/(.*)$ /$1 [L,R=301] should work — anubhava
– anubhava, Commented Aug 5, 2021 at 17:36
@anubhava maybe you could also look into this one: stackoverflow.com/questions/68672253/… — user15235239
– user15235239, Commented Aug 5, 2021 at 19:06

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-05 17:42:14Z

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Converting my comment to answer so that solution is easy to find for future visitors.

You can use this code to get redirect working:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^posts/1659-artigos/(.*)$ /$1 [L,R=301,NC]

You need to use / before $1 for external redirect and make sure to use R flag for full redirect.

answered Aug 5, 2021 at 17:42

anubhava

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