htaccess, Regex, Rewrite URL

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hmm I have a problem with my .htaccess, I wanted to rewrite this:

http://domain.com/a/thread-103518.html#103518

to this

http://domain.com/a/103518

In other words... I want to delete the "thread-" and everything after the "." The /a/ must be variable... there are other forums with /bla/ and /code/

Do you have a clue for me? Thank you

My .htaccess right now:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /index.php
RewriteRule ^index.php/?(.*) /$1 [L,R=301]

Please clarify which URL is the one "coming in from the wild", and which is your desired output of .htaccess. All too often I see requests to "rewrite [dynamic format] URI to [SEO format]", when the desired action is actually the opposite. If thread-103518.html is a real page, and 103518 is SEO format, you want to rewrite the latter to the former. — Phil Perry
– Phil Perry, Commented Jun 26, 2014 at 15:37

zx81 · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-26 12:06:39Z

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Add this to the .htaccess file in your DOCUMENT_ROOT

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/thread-(\d+) $1/$2? [DPI,L,R]

Tested in Apache 2.2 and 2.4 :)

This assumes that mod_rewrite is both installed and activated for htaccess files. If you are not sure, to check if mod_rewrite is installed, look at the list of installed modules in the output of phpinfo(); By default, mod_rewrite is not enabled for htaccess files. If you are managing your own server, open httpd.conf and make sure that the webroot directory block contains one of these lines: AllowOverride FileInfo or AllowOverride All

edited Jun 26, 2014 at 12:06

answered Jun 26, 2014 at 11:18

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dolan_duck Over a year ago

thank you for the fast answer... the redirect work but now I have a DC issue. My .htaccess RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /index\.php RewriteRule ^index\.php/?(.*) /$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/thread-(\d+) $1/$2? [DPI,L] domain.com/a/thread-103518.html#103518 AND domain.com/a/103518 are now possible, but I only want the second URL

zx81 Over a year ago

I thought you said http://domain.com/a/thread-103518.html#103518 should redirect to http://domain.com/a/103518. Not understanding, that's not the question anymore?

dolan_duck Over a year ago

the link now works but you can enter the site with domain.com/a/thread-103518.html#103518 and domain.com/a/103518 . on a click at the domain.com/a/thread-103518.html#103518 Link, I want a redirect and URL rewrite on domain.com/a/103518

zx81 Over a year ago

I think I understood. I added an R in the flags [DPI,L,R]. Now it will redirect and the url in the browser will also change. Let me know if this is what you're looking for. :)

dolan_duck Over a year ago

perfect! with the R Tag it works perfect. thank you!

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