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.htaccessmod-rewriteurl-rewriting
fabio.ivona
fabio.ivona

Reputation: 618

.htaccess RewriteRule works only if no file exists with that name

I'm trying to use a htaccess rewrite rule like this:

IF url = http://example.com/admin/dashboard LOAD FILE http://example.come/admin/dashboard.php

I have this file structure

example.com/
|-- admin/
    |-- .htaccess
    |-- dashboard.php

if I write this in my .htaccess file

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^test$ dashboard.php

and type this address on my browser http://example.com/admin/test

I correctly see the content of dashboard.php file

But if I change my .htaccess file to 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^dashboard$ dashboard.php

and type http://example.com/admin/dashboard in by browser I get a Not Found page

why RewriteRule works only if my url point to a non-existing file?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 120

Answers (1)

anubhava
anubhava

Reputation: 785541

Turn off MultiViews option in your .htaccess which might have been turned on in your server config.

Options -MultiViews    
RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^dashboard/?$ dashboard.php [L,NC]

You may also add RewriteBase just below RewriteEngine line:

RewriteBase /admin/

Upvotes: 0

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