Why isn’t this working? RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^/filter/([A-Za-z0-9])*$ /index.php?filter=$1 Trying to get this: http://www.site.com/filter/whatever-is-here

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Asked: June 3, 20262026-06-03T00:32:22+00:00 2026-06-03T00:32:22+00:00

Why isn’t this working?

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/filter/([A-Za-z0-9])*$ /index.php?filter=$1

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-03T00:32:24+00:00

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RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/filter/([A-Za-z0-9]*)$ /index.php?filter=$1

You misplaced the *, it needs to be on the character class.

Also, if you want to have things-with-dashes, then you would need to use [-A-Za-z0-9] as your character class

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