url rewriting using .htaccess
Htaccess Rewrites are enabled by using the Apache module mod_rewrite, it is one of the most powerful Apache modules and features availale. Htaccess Rewrites through mod_rewrite which provide the special ability to Rewrite requests internally as well as Redirect request externally.
If you are looking for URL rewriting example then this post might be useful for you.
Here I have given few useful examples of URL rewriting using .htacess.
Now let’s look at the examples
- Rewriting item.php?id=67 to item-67.html
Above is a simple redirection in which .php extension is hidden from the browser’s address bar.
- RewriteEngine on
- RewriteRule ^item-([0-9]+)\.html$ item.php?id=$1
- Rewriting item.php?id=67 to item/iphone5/67.html
In the above URL rewriting technique you can display the name of the item in URL.
Redirecting non www URL to www URL
You have seen when we type yahoo.com in browser it will be redirected to www.yahoo.com. If you want to do same with your website then put the following code to .htaccess file. What is benefit of this kind of redirection.
- RewriteEngine On
- RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^phpzag\.com$
- RewriteRule (.*) http://www.phpzag.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Rewriting yoursite.com/user.php?username=xyz to yoursite.com/xyz
- RewriteEngine On
- RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ user.php?username=$1\
- RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/$ user.php?username=$1
Redirecting the domain to a new sub folder inside public_html
Below is the .htaccess file code to redirecting the domain to a new subfolder inside public_html
- RewriteEngine On
- RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^test\.com$ [OR]
- RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.test\.com$
- RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/new/
- RewriteRule (.*) /new/$1
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