change links using .htaccess

[KhaledBawz]

Hello,

I'm working on script, and want to set links to be as following:

www.mysite.com/sign-up.php
to
www.mysite.com/sign-up

I found this code and works for me.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1.php [L,QSA]

BUT if I add a slash at the end of link, ex: www.mysite.com/sign-up/

it shows me this error

 

 

 

1. Internal Server Error
2.  
3. The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
4.  
5. Please contact the server administrator at admin@example.com to inform them of the time this error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.
6.  
7. More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
    

 

Q2- if the user try to access any php extension, I want him to redirect to same link without extension

EX: www.mysite.com/sign-up.php
to
www.mysite.com/sign-up
Thank you

 

 

[requinix]

I take it the extensionless links didn't work before you put that rewriting in?

 

Did you see how it said

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

So... have you looked in the server error log for more information about the error?

[jazzman1]

You should add the slash at the end as an option in the URL. 

 

Change:

RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1.php [L,QSA]

to

RewriteRule ^(.+)/?$ $1.php [L,QSA]

[KhaledBawz]

I take it the extensionless links didn't work before you put that rewriting in?

 

Did you see how it said

So... have you looked in the server error log for more information about the error?

 

here is the error log

[Mon Aug 05 13:50:32.523228 2013] [authz_core:error] [pid 6024:tid 1636] [client ::1:62516] AH01630: client denied by server configuration: C:/wamp/www/adsgate/.htaccess, referer: http://localhost/
[Mon Aug 05 13:50:40.452223 2013] [core:error] [pid 6024:tid 1636] [client ::1:62516] AH00124: Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable configuration error. Use 'LimitInternalRecursion' to increase the limit if necessary. Use 'LogLevel debug' to get a backtrace.
[Mon Aug 05 13:50:42.275454 2013] [core:error] [pid 6024:tid 1636] [client ::1:62523] AH00124: Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable configuration error. Use 'LimitInternalRecursion' to increase the limit if necessary. Use 'LogLevel debug' to get a backtrace.
[Mon Aug 05 13:51:51.726193 2013] [core:error] [pid 6024:tid 1632] [client ::1:62670] AH00124: Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable configuration error. Use 'LimitInternalRecursion' to increase the limit if necessary. Use 'LogLevel debug' to get a backtrace.

[KhaledBawz]

 

You should add the slash at the end as an option in the URL. 

 

Change:

RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1.php [L,QSA]

to

RewriteRule ^(.+)/?$ $1.php [L,QSA]

thanks for your reply, I tried that but still shows me error

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator at admin@example.com to inform them of the time this error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

[jazzman1]

This regExp accept only letters, numbers and underscores inside file's name.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z_0-9]+)/?$ $1\.php [L,QSA]

PS: The slash symbol is optional.

Edited August 5, 2013 by jazzman1

[KhaledBawz]

thanks jazzman1,

 

it works now with slash at the end but the css files doesn't work so the page is something like there is no css included files. 

[jazzman1]

Because, the "/" symbol has a special meaning for apache server.

Just apply a new rule and remove it from the url if it exists. 

 

Try,

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /work_dir
RewriteRule (.*)/$ $1 [R,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$ $1\.php [L,QSA]

Note: Replace /work_dir with your current working directory!

Edited August 6, 2013 by jazzman1

[KhaledBawz]

thanks,

 

there is some small prblem, if my file name contain "-" then wil show the file not found, otherwise works fine.

 

note: I would like to use the slash, I need it for user's profile

 

ex: www.mydomain.com/profile/username/

Edited August 6, 2013 by KhaledBawz

[jazzman1]

So, the solution above could cause some problems.

 

For example if the php file contains the same name as a sub-directory, let's say - /bash.php and /bash/ (it's a directory).

 

To avoid that, make sure that the name of the directory has not the same name as the file that you want to rewrite.

 

So, change that:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /work_dir
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule (.*)/$ $1 [R,L]
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$ $1\.php [L,QSA]

If the file itself contains a "-" character(s), just add it to the regExp.

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ $1\.php [L,QSA]

Edited August 6, 2013 by jazzman1

[KhaledBawz]

thanks jazzman1 everything is works fine. 

 

ex: www.mydomain.com/profile/username/

 

the above link is working but again that page will not include css

 

all links in above link will be like

 

I add this code

RewriteRule ^profile/(.*)$ profile.php?username=$1 [L] 

www.mydomain.com/profile/sign-up

 

and it should be

 

www.mydomain.com/sign-up

 

I'm sorry I asked you so many questions 

Edited August 6, 2013 by KhaledBawz

[jazzman1]

I'm not sure that you properly undestand the difference b/w a file and a directory.

 

In the example above "www.mydomain.com/profile/username/", is the username a file or a directory?

[KhaledBawz]

it's a file

 

I have profile.php and from this file I will get "username" by using this code

$_GET['username'];

and I add this code to my .htaccess

RewriteRule ^profile/(.*)$ profile.php?username=$1 [L] 

[jazzman1]

I think you want to totaly confuse apache and yourself too

 

The userName is not a view file, everything after a "?" symbol is "QUERY_STRING", that's not a file nor a dir.

[jazzman1]

Solution:

 

Inside your view file, in that example profile.php, create a pretty link.

 

Something like:

<a href=./$userName> Username</a>

And apply a third rule inside .htaccess file. 

RewriteRule ^/?(.*?)$ profile.php?username=$1 [L]

[KhaledBawz]

I'm not that expert in php, but want to show you my idea

 

I would like to get the username form the link itself, if there a username in database has the same name in link then I'll print all his information, otherwise I'll show there no a user with that name.

 

all the codes to do that should be in profile.php

 

the code you put it in your last comment doesn't work. it keep shows profle.php at all time, if I click on sign-up.php it also print profile.php

 

this code is working except css style

RewriteRule ^profile/(.*)$ profile.php?username=$1 [L] 

[jazzman1]

Sorry for the delay, but I should have to pay the bills

 

So, inside profile.php create this ( just for test)

 

profile.php

<link rel="stylesheet" href="stylesheets/style.css" type="text/css">

<?php if(!isset($_GET['username'])) {echo '<a href=./profile/jazzman>UserName</a>';} else {
echo '<pre>'.print_r($_GET, true).'</pre>';    
}

The user name should be jazzman and will come dynamically  from DB

 

.htaccess file

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /work_dir
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule (.*)/$ $1 [R,L]
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ $1\.php [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^/?profile/([a-zA-Z_]+)$ profile.php?username=$1 [L,R=302]

Run that script and tell me what result you get.

Edited August 6, 2013 by jazzman1

[KhaledBawz]

link: http://localhost/adsgate/profile.php?username=abc

 

result: 

 

Array
(
[username] => abc
)

 

so it works fine but the link is not like what I want

[jazzman1]

Hey KhaledBawz,

so, the best way in that case is to create a new directory inside "/" web root.

For example, for all css stylesheets files you would create a directory with name stylesheets. 

And know the path to this directory is gonna be /stylesheets/style.css not ./stylesheets/style.css

That's all.

 

Try that now:

 

profile.php

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/stylesheets/style.css" type="text/css">

<?php if(!isset($_GET['username'])) {echo '<a href=./profile/jazzman>UserName</a>';} else {
echo '<pre>'.print_r($_GET, true).'</pre>';    
}

.htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /work_dir
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule (.*)/$ $1 [R,L]
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ $1\.php [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^/?profile/([a-zA-Z_]+)$ profile.php?username=$1 [L]

If you have images doing on the same way and logic.

Edited August 6, 2013 by jazzman1

[KhaledBawz]

I appreciate your help but I have the same problem, I gave up with there links. I'll use the default links

 

thank you Jazzman1

[jazzman1]

I appreciate your help but I have the same problem, I gave up with there links. I'll use the default links

 

thank you Jazzman1

 

No, it's imposibble. You are doing something wrong. The path to the stylesheets directory is absolutely and independent from your project directory. Do you know what a web root folder is?

[KhaledBawz]

Okay, the stylesheets is in follder called ''stylesheets" and all php files inside folder called 'adsgate'.

 

so both stylesheets and adsgate is in root ('www')

[jazzman1]

No, no and no! 

 

The structure shoud be:

 

/ - web root (www)

 

/stylesheets - your css files to this project

 

/project - your project directory

 

Now, do you understand me?

[KhaledBawz]

yes but I found another solution, see: http://www.webconfs.com/url-rewriting-tool.php

 

I changed my links to something else, thank you jazzman1

[jazzman1]

You have to be kidding

 

Do you realy understand what this tool does?