Rewrite rule problem ( 7 Views )

1. I have the following RewriteRules in an .htaccess file in the /html directory:
   
   

   Code:

   ---

   RewriteRule ^searchex/\?searchterms=([a-zA-Z0-9_]+) http://www.website.com/html/index.html?cmd=simplesearch&searchterms=$1 [L]
  RewriteRule ^searchresults/([0-9]+)/?([0-9]+)?/?([0-9]+)? http://www.website.com/html/index.html?cmd=dosearch&id=$1&page=$2&total=$3 [L]
  RewriteRule ^((search/?)|(searchresults/?)) http://www.website.com/html/index.html?search=1 [L]

   ---

   If I type in
   http://www.website.com/html/searchex/?searchterms=XYZ
   it takes me to
   http://www.website.com/html/index.html?search=1
   
   If I add a $ at the end of the third rule, like this:
   RewriteRule ^((search/?)|(searchresults/?))$ http://www.website.com/html/index.html?search=1
   
   and then try to go to
   http://www.website.com/html/searchex/?searchterms=XYZ
   I get a 404.
   
   Why is this happening? What is flawed about my first rule?
   
   
   (Atakan, Ethiopia)


2. The query string is separated from the URL so you cannot check the content of the query string by using RewriteRule.
   You should use RewriteCond and check the env variable called QUERY_STRING.
   
   Here is an example:
   /html/.htaccess
   

   Code:

   ---

   RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^searchterms=([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$
RewriteRule ^searchex/?$ index.html?cmd=simplesearch [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^searchresults/([0-9]+)/?$ index.html?cmd=dosearch&id=$1 [L]

RewriteRule ^searchresults/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ index.html?cmd=dosearch&id=$1&page=$2 [L]

RewriteRule ^searchresults/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ index.html?cmd=dosearch&id=$1&page=$2&total=$3 [L]

   ---

   Don't understand wha you want to do here:
   > RewriteRule ^((search/?)|(searchresults/?)) http://www.website.com/html/index.html?search=1 [L]
   
   :)
   
   p.s.
   /html/ is it the main root or a subdir of your website ?
   
   
   (kenan yavuz, Cote D'Ivoire)


3. Excellent, thanks for the help, that worked perfectly. :)
   
   For the second rule I'm saying if anyone decides to go to /html/search or /html/searchresults they should get directed to the search screen, since those directories don't actually exist.
   
   /html is a subdirectory.
   
   
   (Ersoy , Gibraltar)

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