Question

Can .htaccess redirect a user without changing the url they typed in?

http://example.com/sample1.php
http://example.com/sample2.php#anchor
http://example.com/sample3.php?a=1#anchor
# All 3 files open the file main.php but the URL remains the same

Answer 1

I found an answer but I’m cautious as to its security implications. Is putting this code in .htaccess a possible security hole:

RewriteCond  %{REQUEST_URI}   ^/sample1.php [OR]
RewriteCond  %{REQUEST_URI}   ^/sample2.php
RewriteRule   ^.*  /main.php [L]

Does this pose a threat or is it ok since I explicitly wrote down that only sample1.php and sample2.php will be redirected?