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Asked: 2026-05-12T23:36:34+00:00

I want to write a rule that redirects all URLs of a certain pattern

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I want to write a rule that redirects all URLs of a certain pattern to a PHP file. Exception: the control/ directory where the CMS resides.

Why does 

RewriteCond  %{REQUEST_URI} ^/([^control]+)/([^/]+)$   
RewriteRule .* /pages/index.php?language=%1&page=%2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

not work for

domain.com/deutsch/start

(it throws a 404), while

RewriteCond  %{REQUEST_URI} ^/([^control]+)/([^/]+)/debug$   
RewriteRule .* /pages/index.php?language=%1&page=%2&page_debug=yes&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

works for 

domain.com/deutsch/start/debug

?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You need to use two conditions:

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/control/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$
RewriteRule .* /pages/index.php?language=%1&page=%2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

    But you should use your pattern directly in the RewriteRule directive if possible:

    RewriteCond $1 !=control
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ /pages/index.php?language=$1&page=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

    Another hint is to use the QSA flag instead of appending the query explicitly:

    RewriteCond $1 !=control
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ /pages/index.php?language=$1&page=$2 [L,QSA]
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