rewrite without querystring

[wmusch Profile]

I'm moving and php site to an asp site. Keeping the google result I use the Rewrite line for checking if the file index.php exists:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule [new-domain] [R=310]

This works fine but I still get the original querystring in the new site. Not a big problem (it does nothing) but how do I get rif of thies. Read sometihng about adding a questionmark but this will not work in this fashion.

thanx for your time and help
Walther

[HeliconAndrew]

Hello,

To avoid querystring you need to add '?' at the end of the rule, as in following:

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RewriteRule aaa bbb? [R=301]

Regards
Andrew

[wmusch Profile]

The questionmark works when there is a source and a destination. in the rewrite rule I use I only have a destination and adding the questionmark makes no difference.

[HeliconAndrew]

Not sure I've ever used this technique in the last 3 years. Would you give me an example of incoming and resulting request of such a rule?
The essence of a rule is to get input and create new output, so I assume we'd be able to re-do your rule and apply '?' anyway.

Regards
Andrew

[wmusch Profile]

http://www.matgames.fr/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=122

it was a PHP site and now it rewritten into ASP. So I check for the existince of the file index.php. On the new site it don't exist so I rewrite the call to the home page of the new site (same domein: www.matgames.fr); only want to strip the querystring.

This works:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule http://www.matgames.fr [R=301]

but leaves the querystring intact

thanx
with regards Walther

[HeliconAndrew]

I'm not sure you're working on the right rule.
This rule you provided checks of the requested URI is, in fact, REAL!

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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f

The condition that would check if he file doesn't exist is

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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

So in your case the rule should look like:

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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule .* http://www.matgames.fr? [NC,R=301,L]

In this case whatever request has been made will be checked, and it such file doesn't exist - redirect to a new domain

Regards
Andrew

[wmusch Profile]

thanx a lot; it works. What a difference one character can make