Rewriting directory name to php script name - but allow ending slash

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Yes, I have read other similar questions on SO about this, which is how I came up with this possible solution:

# Turn on the mod_rewrite engine
RewriteEngine On

# IF the request filename with .php extension is a file which exists
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f

# AND the request is not for a directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$

# Redirect to the php script with the requested filename
RewriteRule (.*) $1\.php [L]

This works by rewriting a request for, for example: /about-us to about-us.php but it doesn't work if you go to /about-us/.

I tried the below but it didn't work:

# Redirect to the php script with the requested filename
RewriteRule (.*)/? $1\.php [L]

Does it have anything to do with the second RewriteCond?

Basically I am wanting it to fail (if possible) if the request is for a real file OR directory, but if neither exist than it should rewrite to a PHP script whether the request has an ending slash or not.

Can this be done?

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-16 18:39:26Z

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Have your rule this way:

When .htaccess and .php files are in a sub directory then use:

RewriteEngine On 

RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/work/Client_Name/public_html/$1\.php -f [NC] 
RewriteRule ^(.+?)/?$ $1.php [L]

When .htaccess and .php files are directly in root of site then use:

RewriteEngine On 

RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}$1\.php -f [NC] 
RewriteRule ^(.+?)/?$ $1.php [L]

edited Mar 16, 2015 at 18:39

answered Mar 16, 2015 at 16:25

anubhava

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Brett Over a year ago

It might be because I am working out of a subdirectory on my dev machine though?

Brett Over a year ago

Hmmm the updated rule worked without the ending slash, but not with it.

Brett Over a year ago

It's 3 directories off the root directory in a dir called public_html. Can we set the RewriteBase perhaps?

anubhava Over a year ago

Yes that's why I wanted to know your sub-dir path relative from public_html

Brett Over a year ago

That would be ../../../ to the '''web root''' from public_html. But the directory public_html serves as the root for this particular site. The files then would be at /public_html/about-us.php and requested via public_html/about-us/.

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