.htaccess rewrite imgname.jpg to image.php?img=imgname

Question

I am attempting to rewrite URLs like the following:

domain.com/news/12/imgname.jpg

to

domain.com/image.php?img=12/imgname

I am using the following in my .htaccess file, but it does not seem to be working:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]+\/.*)\.jpg$ image.php?img=$1 [L]

Can anyone help me see what I've done wrong?

What's not working? Do you get a error 500 or similar, or does it just do nothing? — Rich Bradshaw, Nov 03 '12 at 14:36
You are checking that the request matches *an existing file* before re-writing it - are your images stored in `wwwroot/NN/imagename.type`? — Sean Vieira, Nov 03 '12 at 14:37
Does calling domain.com/image.php?img=12/imgname directly work? — Olaf, Nov 03 '12 at 16:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 16:32

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You should not escape the forward slash. Try this:

RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]+/.*)\.jpg$ /image.php?img=$1 [L]

answered Nov 03 '12 at 16:32

Olaf

This should not make any difference; mod_rewrite uses PCRE regexps, in which both `/` and `\/` match a forward slash. – Ilmari Karonen Nov 03 '12 at 16:35
Well it worked in http://htaccess.madewithlove.be/ - which does not mean it works in every environment. If you are right, however, the rewrite should work. – Olaf Nov 03 '12 at 16:36
Please try RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]+)/(.*)\.jpg$ /image.php?img=$1/$2 [L], which should definitely work. If not, you have another kind of error. – Olaf Nov 03 '12 at 16:39
I try it before and now too and not working. – user1796554 Nov 03 '12 at 17:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 16:40

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Does your .htaccess file contain an appropriate RewriteBase directive? If not, add the following line before your rewrite rules:

RewriteBase /

You should also make sure you've enabled the mod_rewrite engine with:

RewriteEngine On

answered Nov 03 '12 at 16:40

Ilmari Karonen

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]+/.*)\.jpg$ /image.php?img=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ http://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Options -MultiViews

Still not working – user1796554 Nov 03 '12 at 16:59
OK, so that's not it. Next questions: 1) does your rewrite rule work if you comment out the `RewriteCond`, and 2) if not, do _any_ rewrite rules actually work? – Ilmari Karonen Nov 03 '12 at 17:02
Pasting code into comments doesn't work very well. It's better to edit your question and include the code there. (Then again, in this, case, a simple "yes, I already use `RewriteBase /`" would've been enough.) – Ilmari Karonen Nov 03 '12 at 17:14
OK Thanks. It still not working and i don't understand Why. It must work. – user1796554 Nov 03 '12 at 17:25

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