.htaccess point to php version of page if it exists

Question

I've beens scratching my head trying to get this to work but I haven't be able to.

I need to redirect all html pages to php pages, all with the same name except the extension but only if the php version exists.

So if a page is "products.html" i need it to check if "products.php" exists, if it does, execute the php version (without redirecting the browser and showing products.php) if it doesn't, render the html version

Can this be done using htaccess? if so, could you help me with an example or point me to where i can find examples of this?

Side Note: I need to do this with both .html and .htm pages.

I also tried making html pages execute php code using the AddType and AddHandler examples i found online but none of them worked for me so that's why i decided to use php versions of each page instead.

Thanks.

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-20T14:50:24.267

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Put this code in your DOCUMENT_ROOT/.htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+?)\.html?$ /$1.php [L]

edited Dec 20 '13 at 14:50

answered Dec 20 '13 at 14:42

anubhava

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(OP's note) *"I need to do this with both `.html` and `.htm` pages."* – Funk Forty Niner Dec 20 '13 at 14:45
That's why I put in my comment above and edited your question to highlight the file extensions. @NeroFRox – Funk Forty Niner Dec 20 '13 at 14:48
BTW, this worked great for HTML pages but obviously it's not set up for htm as well, i'm going to try a few things and post back of if you know the answer for both that'd be great too. – Nero F Rox Dec 20 '13 at 14:49
Ok see edit now, it will take care of `.html` and `.htm` both. – anubhava Dec 20 '13 at 14:50
`Another Happy Ending` – Funk Forty Niner Dec 20 '13 at 14:55

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 20 '13 at 14:41

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You can set a rewrite rule to index.php, within the index.php file check if the file exist and serve it by using include($page);

$file = $_GET['page'];

if (file_exists($file)) {
    include($file);
} else {
    // 404 page...
}

answered Dec 20 '13 at 14:41

Joran Den Houting

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Just to reiterate what I wrote in other comment that I didn't downvote this either. – anubhava Dec 20 '13 at 14:54

score -2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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Your answer is solved here: htaccess rewrite if redirected file exists

The solution is a condition for your rewrite. It can be placed in the .htaccess of your root folder or just the folder where you want this feature.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} (.*)\.html?$
RewriteCond %1\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html?$ $1.php [P,L]

The only difference versus their answer is P as I have made your request an internal redirect to show the old URL to the user. Also, I use html? to get htm and html file.

This is described at https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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answered Dec 20 '13 at 14:42

William Entriken

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@anubhava, no competitive downvoting please – William Entriken Dec 20 '13 at 14:44
(OP's note) *"I need to do this with both `.html` and `.htm` pages."* (btw, I did not downvote) ;-) – Funk Forty Niner Dec 20 '13 at 14:45
This is handled with the html? – William Entriken Dec 20 '13 at 14:52
@FullDecent: Just checked your comment and no I haven't downvoted you. As a matter of fact I very rarely downvote any answer. – anubhava Dec 20 '13 at 14:53

.htaccess point to php version of page if it exists

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