Redirecting URLs with Multiple Parameters via HTACCESS

Question

How would I do this 301 redirect in my htaccess file?

OLD URLs

http://www.domain.com/newsletter/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=221

http://www.domain.com/newsletter/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=224

NEW URLs

For 221 - https://www.domain.com/news/

For 224 - https://www.domain.com/treatments/laser-comb/iso-certification/

Explanation: Basically everything is the same in the OLD urls except for the article ID number at the end.

I'm not a developer. Just a lay person who has found numerous helpful replies for similar redirect questions. Currently have no attempts. — StackBurger
– StackBurger, Commented Nov 4, 2016 at 18:03

Amit Verma · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-04 18:21:07Z

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At the top of your htaccess file, add the following :

RewriteEngine on

#1)
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /newsletter/modules\.php\?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=221 [NC]
RewriteRule ^ http://www.domain.com/news/? [L,R=301]
#2)
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /newsletter/modules\.php\?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=224 [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.domain.com/treatments/laser-comb/iso-certification/? [L,R=301]

answered Nov 4, 2016 at 18:21

Amit Verma

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Tom Stickel Over a year ago

what is THE_REQUEST ?

Amit Verma Over a year ago

It's a predefined server variable. Please read the mod-rewrite documentation : httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html

StackBurger Over a year ago

Thanks so much for the assistance. I apologize for what may be a dumb question, but I am not a tech person. Just the website owner. We have constructed an htaccess file that is about 3,500 lines long now. Its a 17 year old website with multiple redesigns/migrations. I have all the "RewriteRules", "RedirectMatch", and "RewriteConds" in the top half of the file. The WordPress stuff in the middle. And the standard "Redirect 301"s in the bottom half. Do you see any risk of adding these to the top half, causing things below them to stop working, or change function at all?

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