Question

I’ve setup a folder on my server and I’m trying to write a new .htaccess file.
But it doesn’t work. Perhaps the root dir .htaccess file over rules it.

Here is a simple code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule horse.htm zebra.htm

But this url “http://inventikasolutions.com/demo/horse.htm” goes to my wordpress instead of “http://inventikasolutions.com/demo/zebra.htm“

Why doesn’t my .htaccess file work?

Answer 1

This should work:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} horse\.htm   [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !zebra\.htm  [NC]
RewriteRule .*  demo/pwnzuck/zebra.htm [R=301,L]

UPDATE

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /pwnzuck/([^/]+)/?$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !index\.php         [NC]
RewriteRule .*  demo/pwnzuck/index.php?url=%1  [L]

Maps silently

http://inventikasolutions.com/demo/pwnzuck/val1

To:

http://inventikasolutions.com/demo/pwnzuck/index.php?url=val1

For a permanent and visible redirection, replace [L] with [R=301,L]