.htaccess RewriteRule apache: how to rewrite based on URL parameter?

Question

I have URLs with lots of parameters, here is an example that looks like this:

http://www.mysite.com/profile?reset=1&force=1&gid=9&custom_18=BS+Forestry%2C+University+of+Kentucky

I would like to do a RewriteRule that redirects any request containing the string:

&custom

To a static HTML page such as:

http://www.mysite.com/foo.html

Can someone tell me if/how this is possible?

Thanks a lot!

You should re-think your parameter scheme altogether, if you want decent page rank from search engines. — Andrew Magill
– Andrew Magill, Commented Sep 3, 2009 at 19:54
awesome idea, but it's not my software so i can't. i just need to do a redirect. — Stoob
– Stoob, Commented Sep 3, 2009 at 19:58

brianreavis · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-03 20:24:08Z

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This should do the trick:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING}  (^|&)custom(&|$)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysite.com/foo.html [R]

answered Sep 3, 2009 at 20:24

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brianreavis Over a year ago

The (^|&) and (&|$) parts are to allow for cases like ?custom and &gid=1&custom--- while not matching ?**customfield**=irrelevant

Stoob Over a year ago

gracias you are a kind person

Stoob Over a year ago

QUESTION: this doesn't appear to work. I copied your info verbatim, changing only my domain. Nothing changed. I put the code near the top of the .htaccess file above all other ReWriteRules??

brianreavis Over a year ago

Add the L modifier, so the end looks like this: [R,L]. That'll fix the problem. (The L modifier will tell Apache to ignore the rules that you have below.)

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