htaccess: Why doesn't this work?

Question

I get a 404 error page when I try the following rule in htaccess:

RewriteRule ^Test\?service=(.*) test.php?foo=$1 [NC,L]

How come?

I know it's preferable to use something like ^Test/(.*) test.php?foo=$1 [NC,L] instead, but in this case I'd rather like it the way I stated.

Thank you in advance.

what address are you typing into your browser? I expect it does not match your regex. — Rik Heywood, Jun 25 '09 at 10:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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RewriteRule does only check the URL path. But the query (the part from the first ? up to the first #) is not part of the URL path. That can only be checked with the RewriteCond directive:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^service=(.*)
RewriteRule ^Test$ test.php?foo=%1 [NC,L]

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Jun 25 '09 at 10:41

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By the way, how do I append multiple parameters? – Ivar Jun 25 '09 at 19:16
@Ivarska: Can you give an example? – Gumbo Jun 25 '09 at 19:24
@Gumbo: ex: Test?x=foo&y=bar >>> qwe.php?a=Test&b=foo&c=bar – Ivar Jun 25 '09 at 19:48
Set the QSA flag and the original query is appended to the new one. – Gumbo Jun 25 '09 at 20:03

htaccess: Why doesn't this work?

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