Modify this rewrite to ignore .php extension in query string?

Question

This rewrite rule works just fine to remove .php extension, but in the case where a file name is passed in the query string, it tries to remove the extension there too. How to make it ignore the query string?

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET\ (.*)\.php\ HTTP
RewriteRule (.*)\.php$ $1 [R=301]

No, it does not. Please do your homework, and check on an actual system before asking. — Gerben
– Gerben, Commented Dec 9, 2012 at 20:57
Thank you for your comment Gerben, but perhaps you can add substance to it? The rule has been tested and does work. Perhaps you misunderstood the question? — Nelfo
– Nelfo, Commented Dec 9, 2012 at 23:50
Sorry. The RewriteCond will indeed match a querystring, but this is where the RewriteRule comes in. The RewriteRule only matches the path-part of the url, and never contains the querystring. So the (.*)\.php$ will never match if .php is only in the querystring. So the two combined should never, ever, match a url with only .php in the querystring. — Gerben
– Gerben, Commented Dec 10, 2012 at 7:39

Jon Lin · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-10 03:12:00Z

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You need to make the (.*) match in the rewrite condition more strict. Right now, it's matching the URI or the query string. Try:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET\ ([^\?]+)\.php
RewriteRule (.*)\.php$ $1 [R=301]

The [^\?]+ will match anything that isn't a ?. Removing the \ HTTP ensures that a query string could follow the .php.

answered Dec 10, 2012 at 3:12

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