How can I hide folder name from URL using .htaccess

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I have a website with the root folder 'www', but I put all php files including index.php in a sub-folder of root. I wrote myself a .htaccess file to redirect, so if I input www.test.com, it will jump to www.test.com/folder and display the index.php.

Below it's my .htaccess which I put in the root.

 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteBase /
 RewriteRule ^folder2 - [L] 
 #ignore folder2 in which I put important files, but no works for the website
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/folder(.*)
 RewriteRule (.*) /folder/$1

Right now, I want to change the .htaccess file to reach these goals:

When I input www.test.com, jump to www.test.com/folder as usual, but display the url without folder.
All the pages in folder will display the url without folder name. Such as

www.test.com/shop/page1 -> www.test.com/page1

I searched some of the scripts, but none of them works.

Check this out... stackoverflow.com/questions/18361419/…

NinjaCat
– NinjaCat

2015-05-12 14:47:39 +00:00
Commented May 12, 2015 at 14:47 — NinjaCat
– NinjaCat, Commented May 12, 2015 at 14:47
How is /shop/ related to /folder/? Are they same?

anubhava
– anubhava

2015-05-12 16:17:32 +00:00
Commented May 12, 2015 at 16:17 — anubhava
– anubhava, Commented May 12, 2015 at 16:17

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:24:37Z

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I've found this related question which answers to your problem. The snippet from the answer is (note: it's adjusted to your needs):

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s/+folder/([^\s]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule (?!^folder/)^(.*)$ /folder/$1 [L,NC]

Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/18361995/3673491

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:24

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answered May 12, 2015 at 14:47

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user3404516 Over a year ago

I should replace this file with my .htaccess in the root, am I right? The sites only jump to the folder, but url still be 'www.test.com/folder'.

João Cerqueira Over a year ago

Note that I just updated the code with the answer from @NinjaCat suggestion, again adapted to your needs. Check it out and tell me if it's working properly now. I've made a simple local test here and it worked. Note that you need to change wherever you see folder with the actual name you want to give to that folder.

Gabriel · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-10 10:51:05Z

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You can use below code.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^/?$ /folder/ [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /folder/$1 [L]

edited Oct 10, 2020 at 10:51

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answered Jul 17, 2017 at 13:28

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Panama Jack · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-12 15:33:13Z

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Based on your current rules. You can just make a slight adjustment.

 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteBase /
 #ignore folder2 in which I put important files, but no works for the website
 RewriteRule ^folder2/? - [L] 

 RewriteRule ^/?$ /folder/ [L]
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /folder/$1 [L]

edited May 12, 2015 at 15:33

answered May 12, 2015 at 14:53

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3 Comments

user3404516 Over a year ago

It's not working. The website does not even show the index.php page any more.

user3404516 Over a year ago

It's still not jumping. Should I put this file in the folder or just keep it in the root?

Panama Jack Over a year ago

What do you mean not jumping? I don't understand what you mean by that. What are you typing in the browser and what do you expect to happen? Start there.

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