Apache PHP rewrite multiple query string variables

Question

I am very new to apache and mod re-write I am trying to make pretty links using .htaccess. My URL looks like this:

http://example.com/single_picture.php?name=Testing-123&cat_id=1

I want to make it look like

http://example.com/pictures/Testing-123/

That is just the name. Here is what I have put in my .htaccess file but it is not working.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On


    RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f

    RewriteRule ^pictures/(\s+)*$ ./single_picture.php?name=$1&cat_id=$2

How do I do it? Ahmar

Michael Smith · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-27 10:30:37Z

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Try This:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^pictures/([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)/([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)/?$ /single_picture.php?name=$1&cat_id=$2

Also remember that a rewrite will not rewrite the request a user has made. i.e. http://example.com/single_picture.php?name=Testing-123&cat_id=1 will work as will http://example.com/pictures/Testing-123/1/.

You will need to make the user view the page via the SEO link by changing the links on your website to reflect this.

answered May 27, 2014 at 10:30

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Ahmar Ali Over a year ago

Michael thanks for your answer. I replaced the code in my .htaccess with the one you provided but unfortunately it is not working as I expect. For example here is the working url unclelol.com/… but when I enter unclelol.com/pictures/Geo-news/1 it doesn't

Michael Smith Over a year ago

Ok, this is not an issue with your .htaccess file. It is with the association to your css and js files in the <head> section of your website. I like to work from the root of my site when adding css and js link. So, to steal a bit of code from your website <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet">, simply change it to <link href="/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet"> (Notice the leading slash). This tells the browser to start at the roor of the websites filesystem.

Michael Smith Over a year ago

@AhmarAli Just another note. Don't forget to also apply this same rule to your images. / in front.

Ahmar Ali Over a year ago

You have been great so far. Can you please tell me how do I make the format look like picture/category/and then picture name?

Michael Smith Over a year ago

@AhmarAli I think this is what you were wanting. RewriteRule ^picture/category-([0-9]+)/([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)/?$ /single_picture.php?cat_id=$1&name=$2 This will make http://example.com/picture/category-1/Testing-123/

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