mod_rewrite rewrite all but index.php

Question

In my htaccess i have

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/?$ cms.php?seotitle=$1 [L]

The idea is that index.html will load fine and then anything requested at domain.com/anythinghere.html will use the rule of grabbing the file from cms.php.

However its not working - any clues? Really need this sorted asap.

Answer 1

Try this one:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(index.html)
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/?$ cms.php?seotitle=$1 [L]

Another way is to use the -f or -d flags, which mean existing file or directory.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-f
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/?$ cms.php?seotitle=$1 [L]

When you use this, any existing file or directory will not be rewritten. This is useful, especially for css or js files.

Answer 2

Try this rule:

RewriteCond $1 !^(cms\.php|index\.html)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/?$ cms.php?seotitle=$1 [L]