How can I use mod_rewrite to remove everything after the ? (question mark) in a URL? [duplicate]

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How can I use mod_rewrite to remove everything after the ? (question mark) in a URL?

For instance:

http://127.0.0.1/ALL_FILES.php?test=1

after mod_rewrite:

http://127.0.0.1/ALL_FILES.php

For php this means that the $_GET super global will always be empty.

James Polley · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-05 08:34:08Z

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Quoting from the mod_rewrite docs:

The Pattern will not be matched against the query string. Instead, you must use a RewriteCond with the %{QUERY_STRING} variable

Something along the lines of:

 RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} .
 RewriteRule ^/index.php /index.php? [L,R]

should do what you need. If you don't care about what is displayed to the user, but only what gets passed down to php, you can leave out the R flag.

answered Jan 5, 2010 at 8:15

James Polley

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I want the rules to work for all files on the system, not just index.php
– Rook
Jan 5, 2010 at 20:03
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Change the rewrite line to this: RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [L,R]
– toppledwagon
Jan 5, 2010 at 21:14

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Rook · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-15 17:30:05Z

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} .+
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /$1? [R=301,L]

answered Feb 15, 2010 at 17:30

Rook

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