Using question marks in mod_rewrite

kevin-fdc · 03-16-2010, 07:42 AM

Hi There,

We have a website that has pages which dont exist any more and i'm trying to redirect the old link to the homepage. This works for most rules but once I include a ? in the link it doesnt work.

Heres and example of a working one I have:

Code:

RewriteRule ^email-marketing\.php$ http://www.example.co.uk/ [R=301,L]

Now as soon I do something like this:

Code:

RewriteRule ^index\.php\?page=contact$	http://www.example.co.uk/

it doesnt pick it up / work. I cannot find anything helpful in the log either

Ive also tried this that doesnt work:

Code:

RewriteCond ${QUERY_STRING} 	=^index.php?page=contact$
RewriteRule ^index\.php\?page=contact$	http://www.example.co.uk/

this does also not work.

Im sure i'm missing something simple here. Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated

smoker · 03-16-2010, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin-fdc

Ive also tried this that doesnt work:

Code:

RewriteCond ${QUERY_STRING} 	=^index.php?page=contact$
RewriteRule ^index\.php\?page=contact$	http://www.example.co.uk/

this does also not work.

Try

Code:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page=contact$
RewriteRule ^index.php http://www.example.co.uk/

kevin-fdc · 03-16-2010, 10:36 AM

This brings me no luck

I just receive the 404 not found

smoker · 03-16-2010, 10:44 AM

You have specified a real address in the RewriteRule ?

try putting a slash in front of index.php

Code:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page=contact$
RewriteRule ^/index.php http://www.example.co.uk/

bathory · 03-16-2010, 04:24 PM

You should add a "?" at the end of the rewrited address, so the QUERY_STRING does not append to it:

Code:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page=contact$
RewriteRule ^index.php http://www.example.co.uk/?

Regards