Need help redirecting a domain

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How can I redirect the path /blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd to /blog/ in my .htaccess?

I tried the following below but it doesn't work:

Redirect 301 "/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" "/blog/"

and this doesn't work either:

RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^/blog/xmlrpc.php.* /blog/ [R=301,L]

The end result is always:

How can I get this redirect to work so it doesn't end with '?rsd' or anything else.

I tried this which almost works but always leaves a "?" after the URL. RedirectMatch 301 ^/blog/xmlrpc\.php* /blog/ — WordPressDeveloper, Apr 05 '16 at 18:09
The rewrite above works but adds "?rsd" at the end of the new URL — WordPressDeveloper, Apr 05 '16 at 18:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Here's what you need.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^rsd$
RewriteRule ^/blog/xmlrpc.php.*$ /blog/? [R=301,L]

For more details, refer to the first answer (by Fabian) on this mod_rewrite question.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Apr 06 '16 at 00:57

Ezequiel Tolnay

The code above works however it keeps the "?rsd" at the end of the redirected URL. – WordPressDeveloper Apr 07 '16 at 18:44

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