I am trying to create a rule that redirects /parent/special/{anything} to /parent/{anything}. In other words to remove the "special" from the URL if it is there after "parent". This is for a .NET application, more specifically for http://urlrewriter.net. Can someone help with this?
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2On which language are you developing on? – everton Jan 29 '14 at 00:12
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...match "/parent/special/" and replace it with "/parent/"? so no regex needed? – mathematical.coffee Jan 29 '14 at 00:12
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2A rule in what? You may want to provide more information about where you want to use the regex as that will affect the syntax used. – Paige DePol Jan 29 '14 at 00:12
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I updated the question with more details – TruMan1 Jan 29 '14 at 00:18
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@TruMan1 updated my answer to include {anything} after /special. – brandonscript Jan 29 '14 at 00:19
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1Questions asking for code must demonstrate a minimal effort in solving the actual problem, including the attempted code and the encountered issues – HamZa Jan 29 '14 at 00:20
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If you're using a PCRE compliant language, you could use this:
(\/\w+\/)(?:special\/)?(.*$)
And replace with: $1$2.
Example: http://regex101.com/r/uM8rA7
If you specifically want /parent, just replace \w+ with parent.
Edited to allow for anything after /special.
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The following regex:
(\/\w+\/)special\/
Would capture the /parent/ path only if it's followed by special.
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Oh, didn't notice that on your question. Go with @remus approach then. – everton Jan 29 '14 at 00:20
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It's actually very simple, try this:
Redirect all requests from: parent/special/(.*)
to: parent/$1
If you're using Apache, the RewriteRule would look like this:
RewriteRule parent/special/(.*) parent/$1 [R=301]
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