RewriteRule not working right

[mikejv]

Hi all,

This is a strange one that's really bugging me. I have some very simple HTACCESS code:
 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*?)/?$ index.php?folder=$1

So, visiting mysite.com/admin should point to mysite.com/index.php?folder=admin

However, when using print_r( $_GET ) on index.php, I get:
 

Array ( [folder] => index.php )

I'm getting index.php returned instead of admin, any ideas?

Thanks!
 

[requinix]

This is one of those things people tend to forget: mod_rewrite will apply your rules, but it starts over again with the new URL too.

Use a couple RewriteConds to make sure that the thing you are rewriting does not exist as a file or directory.

[mikejv]

Hey, thanks for your response.

I used RewriteCond to ignore index.php to see if that solved anything, but it didn't, and admin doesn't exist as a file or directory.

[requinix]

1 hour ago, mikejv said:

I used RewriteCond to ignore index.php to see if that solved anything,

That could work. If it didn't then there was a problem with it.

1 hour ago, mikejv said:

and admin doesn't exist as a file or directory.

Well yes, but this isn't about admin. This is about everything that the rule tries to run on. Make sure that it only runs on something if it does not exist. This is just A Good Thing To Do, but it will also solve your problem.