I’m trying to convert a subdirectory to a variable for use in a query.

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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T00:55:58+00:00 2026-05-23T00:55:58+00:00

e.g.

domain/subdir/STRING (Need the “STRING” subdir)

converted to:

domain/subdir/index.php?q=STRING

All I’m getting are Internal Server Errors and 404’s and the phpinfo() for some odd reason.

P.S.

EDIT:

This appears to be working.
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ index.php?qst=$1

But it limits the match to AlphaNum characters and I would like to inlcude, -, _ and the # if it’s possible.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-23T00:55:59+00:00

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RewriteRule ^subdir/index\.php(.*) - [L]
RewriteRule ^subdir/(.*)$ /subdir/index.php?q=$1 [L]

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