[osCmax V2.0.25] DESPERATE: Need help with a mod_rewrite rule.

[Shortbus]

How do I make a URL like this...

http://www.example.com/index.php?cPath=500_700

redirect to this...

http://www.example.com/product-category-c-500_700.html

I tried doing this rewrite, but it doesn't work. I've read about 20 tutorials on this and everything I've done creates an infinite loop that won't let the page load.

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^cPath=500_700$
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ http://www.example.com/product-category-c-500_700.html? [R=301,L]

[michael_s]

Try something like this. Going from memory, so you may need to tweak a bit:

Redirect 301 index.php?cPath=500_700 http://www.yoursite.com/product-category-c-500_700.html

[Shortbus]

Confused

Do you mean like this...

RewriteRule ^index.php?cPath=500_700$ http://www.yoursite.com/product-category-c-500_700.html [R=301,L]

That just loads almost the same URL.

http://www.example.com/index.php?cPath=500_700 becomes
http://www.example.com/product-category-c-500_700.html?cPath=500_700

[michael_s]

No, I mean this exactly as written:

Redirect 301 index.php?cPath=500_700 http://www.yoursite.com/product-category-c-500_700.html

Just change yoursite.com to your domain name. No mod_rewrite at all. Just use a straight 301 redirect in .htaccess.

[Shortbus]

Nope. I put it at the very top of .htaccess and it only loads the same page -- http://www.example.com/index.php?cPath=500_700 -- no redirect.