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Asked: 2026-06-17T06:31:52+00:00

In my .htaccess file I have this rewrite rule: RewriteRule example actual-page.php [L] Which

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In my .htaccess file I have this rewrite rule:
RewriteRule example actual-page.php [L]

Which simply rewrites:
www.mysite.com/example to www.mysite.com/actual-page.php

The issue I’m having causes images with example in the file name (my_example.png), to not load due to the confusion with the rule.

I’ve fixed my problem by changing the rule to:
RewriteRule /example /actual-page.php [L]

I just want to know what the correct solution to this would be. I still have a lot to learn in the world of mod_rewrite, and I want to know if there’s some implemented fix to this kind of issue, or if you really are just supposed to make the rule more specific.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Prepend your rule with this line:

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

    It means that the following rule will only match if the requested url isn’t a real file.

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