mod rewrite variable is always index.php

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I want to rewrite domain.com/pagename to /index.php?page=$pagename with this simple rule:

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?page=$1 [L]

But paradoxically I always get index.php for $1 and not pagename, why is that?

Justin Iurman · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-20 11:29:25Z

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You have an infinite redirect loop, that's why you get an unexpected result (weird you don't get an Internal Server Error, by the way...)

Here is a rule for what you want

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)$ /index.php?page=$1 [L]

It checks if the url is not a physical folder/file before rewriting it internally. This rule is valid for one-level url only (eg. http://example.com/placeholder and not http://example.com/placeholder/somethingelse)

answered Jul 20, 2018 at 11:29

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Er. Mukesh Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-20 11:22:55Z

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Try this

http://example.com/pagename => http://example.com/index.php?page=$pagename

RewriteRule ^pagename$ /index.php?page=$pagename&%{QUERY_STRING}

answered Jul 20, 2018 at 11:22

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Asara Over a year ago

thanks for answer, but actually I do not want to just match "pagename" its just a placeholder, it could also be anything else like "start", "contact" etc.

user8034901 Over a year ago

But "I want to rewrite domain.com/pagename to /index.php?page=$pagename"

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