htaccess - redirect query string and remove it from URL

Question

I search many topic about htaccess but still not success.

I want when people type address:

http://domain.com/?q=filename1
http://domain.com/?q=filename2
...

It will auto redirect to:

http://domain.com/download/filename1.html
http://domain.com/download/filename2.html
...

I try:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/?q=(.*)$ /download/$1.html [L,R=301]

But it is not working. How can I fix this?

See this htaccess redirect query string helponnet.com/2019/06/21/… — Amit Verma
– Amit Verma, Commented Jan 11, 2022 at 3:46

Mimi · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-18 19:28:02Z

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Using this may be helpful:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} q=(.*)
RewriteRule ^q(.*) /download/%1.html [L,R=301]

EDIT:

Try this :)

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} q=(.*)
RewriteRule ^(.*) /download/%1.html? [L,R=301]

By using ? query string will be removed ;)

edited Oct 18, 2012 at 19:28

answered Oct 18, 2012 at 18:17

Mimi

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Miss Phuong Over a year ago

Thanks Mehrnaz K. But it redirect to domain.com/download/filename1.html?q=filename1 and not exist

Miss Phuong Over a year ago

Please fix, If with ?q=filename1 it doesn't show content and says: The page isn't redirecting properly Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete. This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies.

Miss Phuong Over a year ago

Hi Mehrnaz K. New code is not working, it is still domain.com/?q=filename1 (not redirect). Please help

Mimi Over a year ago

@LoveKen, sorry, this new one works well, please test it, thanks

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