The goal:
To have a query string converted into a nice looking URL, which I have never gotten to work.
The details:
Change this URL:
http://www.mywebsite.com/static-directory/index.php?state=florida&city=tallahassee
to this one:
http://www.mywebsite.com/static-directory/florida/tallahassee
What I have tried:
Well, just about everything. My latest search came up with this tutorial...
I have my .htaccess
file in my root directory (httpdocs).
Any help or point me at the right answered question on Stack Overflow.
Thanks.
QUESTION:
"Change this URL: .../static-directory/index.php?state=florida&city=tallahassee
to this one: .../static-directory/florida/tallahassee
"
According to the question, all is needed is to convert the 1st URL (The Request) with the query to the 2nd one without a query.
Here is a way to achieve that in one .htaccess file at root directory:
Options +FollowSymlinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /static-directory/index.php\?state=([^&]+)&city=([^\s&]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^static-directory/index.php /static-directory/%1/%2? [R=301,L,NC]
However, just in in case the OP forgot to mention the whole idea is to remove the query in order to have a "pretty" URL but still get the data from the original URL, add next 2 lines to the rule-set:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !index\.php [NC]
RewriteRule ^static-directory/([^/]+)/([^/]+) /static-directory/index.php?state=$1&city=$2 [L]