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Asked: 2026-05-26T02:35:40+00:00

This rule works just fine in a .htaccess file: ErrorDocument 403 /AccessDenied.html ErrorDocument 404

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This rule works just fine in a .htaccess file:

ErrorDocument 403 /AccessDenied.html
ErrorDocument 404 /NotFound.html
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(index(\.(html|htm))?)$ / [R]

The same rule written as a conditional doesn’t work:

ErrorDocument 403 /AccessDenied.html
ErrorDocument 404 /NotFound.html
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(index(\.(html|htm))?)$
RewriteRule ^(index(\.(html|htm))?)$ / [R]

I suppose my question is that why is the rule working in the first scenario, but not in the second? And how can I fix it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe your problem is that the RewriteBase processing (which always strips the leading slash) doesn’t affect variables like %{REQUEST_URI} and doesn’t apply for RewriteCond processing anyway.

    So, the pattern ^(index(\.(html|htm))?)$ will work fine in a RewriteRule, but not a RewriteCond matching against the request URI. You need to include that leading slash (at least if you’re using the beginning ^ anchor):

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(index(\.(html|htm))?)$
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