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I have a strange problem using .htaccess RewriteEngine.

I have this simple rule: 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.\*)/(.\*).php$ pages/test.php?lang1=$1&page1=$2 [L]

In pages/test.php I put this php code: 

echo('lang: '.$_GET['lang1'].'< br />');    
echo('page: '.$_GET['page1'].'< br />');    
echo('querystring: '.$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);

So, when calling http://test.local/en-US/something.php, I would expect something like:

lang: en-US    
page: something    
querystring: lang1=en-US&page1=something

Instead, this is the weird output I get from the page:

lang: pages    
page: test    
querystring: lang1=pages&page1=test

Can someone help me out?

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You get that result because you created a loop, try using these lines :

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/pages/test\.php$
RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*)\.php$ /pages/test.php?lang1=$1&page1=$2 [L]
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It works like a charm, thank you! I don't really understand why it went through a loop, though... –  Alessandro Aug 27 '12 at 15:27
 
you redirect ^(.*)/(.*)\.php$ , pages/test.php matches the pattern too. anyway, glad it is now working :) –  Oussama Aug 27 '12 at 15:33
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You can also use the QSA flag:

RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*).php$ pages/test.php?lang1=$1&page1=$2 [QSA,L]

When the replacement URI contains a query string, the default behavior of RewriteRule is to discard the existing query string, and replace it with the newly generated one. Using the [QSA] flag causes the query strings to be combined.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/rewrite/flags.html

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Thank you, I tried the QSA flag but that was the result: lang1=pages&page1=test&lang1=en-US&page1=dfsdfasdf. I guess it's because of the loop problem above... –  Alessandro Aug 27 '12 at 15:34
 
I reproduced your problem here, and it gave the right result. The L flag normally ends any further processing. If the other answer worked out, it's fine too :) –  Maurice Aug 27 '12 at 15:41
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