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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T15:54:29+00:00 2026-05-22T15:54:29+00:00

if I have an .htaccess file on my site located at example.com/folder1/folder2/.htaccess and I

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if I have an .htaccess file on my site located at example.com/folder1/folder2/.htaccess

and I want to write a rule that effects a page at example.com/folder1/folder2/page.php

Would i need to make the rule like:

RewriteRule ^page\.php$ page/

Or as

RewriteRule ^folder1/folder2/page\.php$ page/

Basically is the ^ (starts with) relative to the .htaccess file or relative to the site root?

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    2026-05-22T15:54:30+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 3:54 pm

    Depends on your RewriteBase

    So with RewriteBase /, ^ is relative to web root. In which case you would need ^folder1/folder2/page.php

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