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Rewrite Periods/Dots/(.) in mod_rewrite to plus (+)

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+1 A:

Try this:

RewriteRule ^([^.]*)\.(.*\.shtml)$ /$1+$2 [N]
RewriteRule ^.+/([^/]+)-[0-9]*\.shtml$ http://kentwired.com/search/most-popular/?searchphrase=exact&amp;searchword=$1 [L,R=301]

Gumbo 2010-01-18 18:47:19

Please bear with me: I'm a Mod-Rewrite-novice to put it mildly, but doesn't your solution simply replace `Tough.Economy.Leaves.Bodies.Unburried` with `Tough+Economy.Leaves.Bodies.Unburried` instead of the desired `Tough+Economy+Leaves+Bodies+Unburried` (which may be impossible in one search and replace)?

Bart Kiers 2010-01-18 18:53:41

@Bart K.: No, the *N* flag will restart the rewriting process immediately until all dots are replaced. But the *N* flag can also be dangerous as it doesn’t increment the internal redirection counter that is to avoid infinite recursions. So you might also try *L* instead.

Gumbo 2010-01-18 18:57:00

Thank you for you explanation (even though I am not the one asking the question)!

Bart Kiers 2010-01-18 19:02:16

It seems just want to spin....

Daniel A. White 2010-01-18 19:03:53

@Daniel A. White: mod_rewrite is not a good tool to do this kind of work. Better use an external script to do the replacement.

Gumbo 2010-01-18 19:26:02

@Gumbo - do you have any php that would do the trick?

Daniel A. White 2010-01-18 19:32:22

@Daniel A. White: You can almost use the same with PHP: `if (preg_match('~^.*/(.*)-[0-9]*\.shtml(?:\?|$)~', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $match)) header('Location: http://kentwired.com/search/most-popular/?searchphrase=exact`

Gumbo 2010-01-18 21:54:27

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