URL rewrite using .htaccess file

Question

I have a URL https://www.localhost/sitpoint/cellphone?id=Apple I want to convert cellphone?id=Apple into to /Apple like https://www.localhost/sitpoint/Apple using .htaccess url rewrite code.

Answer 1

I would like to be able to know more about what you want to accomplish, you can't simply do it easily, and you have to consider a lot of other factors, but here is a code you can use to let Apache know that whatever goes inside the first URL parameter, goes as a value for a variable::

Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l

RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php?id=$1 [QSA,L]

In your index.php file: (or any other file you're redirecting to)

if(isset($_GET["id"])) {

        //Split URL by '/' character, putting each one inside an array
        $_URL = explode("/", filter_var(rtrim($_GET["id"], "/"), FILTER_SANITIZE_URL));

        $id = $_URL[0];

        //if user inputs www.myaapp.com/Apple
        //$id would be = 'Apple'

    }