Rewrite rule to change php to html in subdirectory

Server Config
1

Hello Forums,

I needed to change 2 files in a subdirectory from .php to .html so an android APP can access it. Here’s what I have so far


RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^event_upload.html?$  /mobile/event_upload.php [NC,L]

event_upload.php is in an actual directory named mobile and I need to change it to event_upload.html

Thanks,

2

Why the question mark?

try it without:


RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^event_upload.html$  /mobile/event_upload.php [NC,L]
3

Hello still does not work

Here is my full htaccess at the root folder

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^event_upload.html$  /mobile/event_upload.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>
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BOTH,

The original? simply made the L optional.

sd,

OMG! That draws a standard rant:

[standard rant #4][indent]The definition of an idiot is someone who repeatedly does the same thing expecting a different result. Asking Apache to confirm the existence of ANY module with an <IfModule> … </IfModule> wrapper is the same thing in the webmaster world. DON’T BE AN IDIOT! If you don’t know whether a module is enabled, run the test ONCE then REMOVE the wrapper as it is EXTREMELY wasteful of Apache’s resources (and should NEVER be allowed on a shared server).[/indent][/standard rant #4]

Okay, take heed and please don’t abuse your server with <IfModule> wrappers. They’re only there to protect the canned app developers from whiners who have no clue what there server is capable of.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^event_upload.html$  /mobile/event_upload.php [NC,L]

From that I can see that you’re on an Apache 2.x server (no leading / after the start anchor), that you don’t know to escape the dot character in regex, that you’re redirecting to mobile/event_uupload.php and have no clue what the No Case flag is used for. I would have used:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^event_upload[SIZE=4]\\[/SIZE].html$  [COLOR="#FF0000"]/[/COLOR]mobile/event_upload.php [R=301,L] 
# for testing, the R=301 will display the redirection for you. In the operational world,
# it would tell SE's to change their database to contain the new link, not the old.
# IF you're satisfied that it works and want to hide the redirection, simply remove the R=301, from the flags.
RewriteRule ^event_upload\\.html$  mobile/event_upload.php [L]

Question: Your statement “event_upload.php is in an actual directory named mobile and I need to change it to event_upload.html” is not represented in this code. What are you trying to do, change event_upload.html to event_upload.php but serve mobile/event_upload.php? If so, you’ll need to simply change the file extension with an R=301 (so event.php is seen) then use another RewriteRule to add the mobile/ subdirectory with a simple Last flag.

You might benefit from reading the mod_rewrite tutorial linked in my signature as it contains explanations and sample code. It’s helped may members and should help you, too.

Regards,

DK

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Thanks DK escaping periods worked …and yah I removed the ifmodule wrapper …silly me

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stoney,

Great to know you’ve resolved your problem. Don’t worry, not silly - I didn’t know about the <IfModule> wrapper as a mod_rewrite newbie either!

Regards,

DK