Checking empty request uri with .htaccess

Question

I need to redirect the request from

www.mysite.com/?querystring=data

to

www.mysite.com/dir/phpfile.php/?querystring=data

It means that it should be translated only the url with empty request_uri ( for example

www.mysite.com/css/style.css

should not be translated), and with not empty query string ( for example the main page

www.mysite.com/

should not be translated).

I wrote this code

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mysite.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$ 
RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ www.mysite.com/$1 [QSA]

But it doesn't work. Any suggestion?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '13 at 09:27

The rule that you have has the domain name in it without a protocol, it's going to look like a URI or file pathname to mod_rewrite. Additionally, you're rewriting it nothing, since $1 backreferences the grouping (.*) in your match, which must be nothing since your condition says the URI can only be /. You probably want something like:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mysite.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?$ /dir/phpfile.php/ [L,R]

The query string will automatically get appended to the end. Remove the R if you don't want to externally redirect the browser (thus changing the URL in the location bar), or replace it with R=301 if you want a permanent redirect.

I was lazy in defining my needs. Your solution translate also www.mysite.com to www.mysite.com/dir/phpfile.php/. This is not accettable for my site. I edited the question. — Antonio Giovanni Schiavone, Jun 25 '13 at 10:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 25 '13 at 12:29

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
# Turn mod_rewrite on
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^$ /dir/phpfile.php/ [L,QSA,R=302]

Once you verify it is working fine, replace R=302 to R=301. Avoid using R=301 (Permanent Redirect) while testing your mod_rewrite rules.

Checking empty request uri with .htaccess

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