htaccess url rewrite - multiple variables

Question

I am trying to rewrite this url: http://www.sample.com/product_guide&product_name=waht&product_type=dog-clipper
to:
http://www.sample.com/waht/dog-clipper

I am using this htaccess code:

 RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^product_guide&product_name=(.*)&product_type=(.*)$  
 RewriteRule ^$ %1/%2? [R=301, L]

But it doesn't work. Please help me.

Wait, which do you want your end user to see & use? Typically that would be the http://www.sample.com/waht/dog-clipper, and you have your rewrite backwards. — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Mar 22, 2012 at 2:54
I want users to see http://www.sample.com/waht/dog-clipper and not the dynamic counter part. — Jayson Tamayo
– Jayson Tamayo, Commented Mar 22, 2012 at 3:24

Michael Berkowski · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-22 03:27:10Z

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If you want users to access http://www.sample.com/waht/dog-clipper, you have your rewrites backward. You need to match that URL and rewrite it to the appropriate query string:

RewriteEngine On
# Don't match real existing files so CSS, scripts, images aren't rewritten
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

# Match the first two groups before / and send them to the query string
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+) product_guide?product_name=$1&product_type=$2 [L]

answered Mar 22, 2012 at 3:27

Michael Berkowski

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Jayson Tamayo Over a year ago

I can't get it work. I'm using this htaccess tester http://htaccess.madewithlove.be/

Michael Berkowski Over a year ago

@jaysonatic It will work - the htaccess tester just doesn't cannot process the REQUEST_FILENAME conditions. Comment them out when testing and it will work correctly, but add them back in when you put this into production.

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