[Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

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wirefram
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[Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby wirefram » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:51 am

Hi
would you know how i can add a rule to my htaccess to permanently redirect:

http://www.mysite.com/?abcd

to

http://www.mysite.com/?aid=abcd

Thanks

L.

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby inveo » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:20 am

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^([a-z]*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1?aid=%1 [R=301,L]


This should work for any URL on your site ending with "?aid=abcd".

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby wirefram » Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:19 pm

You mean it should work with any url ending with "?abcd" as the idea is to redirect those urls to the other...

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby inveo » Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:56 pm

Yes.

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby wirefram » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:30 pm

Thanks very much!

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby wirefram » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:34 pm

Just another question, would it work too for:

?abcd2

to
?aid=abcd2

I mean with letters and numbers?

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby inveo » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:41 pm

It should be changed by the following way:

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^([a-z0-9]*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1?aid=%1 [R=301,L]

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby wirefram » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:49 pm

The new rule you provide is also good for:


?abcd2
?abc2d
?a2bcd

I mean no matter the order letter number?

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby inveo » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:54 pm

Yes.

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Re: [Zen Cart] Adding a redirect rule

Postby wirefram » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:55 pm

Thanks a lot!