Htaccess rewriterule doesn't seem to work

Question

I'm trying to rewrite the file

view-forums.php?page=community-forums&section=2846

I have made a rewrite row in my .htaccess file and it's the following:

RewriteRule ^forums/(.*)/(.*) view-forums.php?page=$1&section=$2 The url should then be http://localhost/forums/community-forums/2846 but it doesn't work when I visit it. It sends me to an error page instead, any ideas?

My full htaccess:

RewriteEngine On

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

RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*) index.php?page=$1&id=$2

RewriteRule ^forums/(.*)/(.*) view-forums.php?page=$1&section=$2

RewriteRule ^media$ media.php

RewriteRule ^about-us$ about.php

RewriteRule ^forums$ main-forums.php

What "error page" in particular? And `^(.*)/(.*)` will likely match almost everything before all your other rules. — deceze, Aug 06 '16 at 14:37
Also, when i changed the order of the index RewriteRule and the forums one, it broke the css if that's of any help. — Synyster, Aug 06 '16 at 14:46
That would be because `^(.*)/(.*)` now matches *everything*, because the `RewriteCond` rules are individual for each `RewriteRule`. Currently your `RewriteCond` rules apply only to the first following `RewriteRule`. If you move your `RewriteRule`s around, the `RewriteCond` will apply to some other rule, and `^(.*)/(.*)` now also matches your CSS files. — deceze, Aug 06 '16 at 14:52
@deceze Thanks, it works, though if i want to add two such as the following `RewriteRule ^forums\/(.*?)\/(.*) view-forums.php?page=$1&view=$2 RewriteRule ^forums\/(.*?)\/(.*) view-forums.php?page=$1&section=$2` How would that work? Right now, the one that is at the top is the only one that is working — Synyster, Aug 06 '16 at 15:52

nicael · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-06T14:34:22.127

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You should make the regex lazy, otherwise the first capture group "eats" the second one. Try also escaping /.

RewriteRule ^forums\/(.*?)\/(.*) view-forums.php?page=$1&section=$2

edited Aug 06 '16 at 14:34

answered Aug 06 '16 at 13:58

nicael

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@Synyster Ok, I'll try to find fix the solution. That said, you shouldn't include the code from the answer into the question. – nicael Aug 06 '16 at 14:07
Thanks for the quick answer, though it still won't work, sends me to the error page. – Synyster Aug 06 '16 at 14:32
@Synyster Looks like I've made added `?` to the second by mistake, sorry. Now it must work. – nicael Aug 06 '16 at 14:35
Hi, i've updated it and it still doesn't work. I'm really frustrated right now. It sends me to 404 error page. – Synyster Aug 06 '16 at 14:44
@Synyster As deceze pointed, try moving this `RewriteRule` above any other `RewriteRule`s. – nicael Aug 06 '16 at 14:45
Hi again, it works now! Thanks a bunch to both of you two! – Synyster Aug 06 '16 at 14:51
@Synyster Welcome :) – nicael Aug 06 '16 at 14:52

Htaccess rewriterule doesn't seem to work

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