Can explain me why this rule not working.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule \/get-info\/plugin\/(.*) \/repositories\/get-info.php?plugin=$1

I want when someone access to:

www.example/get-info/plugin/test

go to:

www.example/repositories/get-info.php?plugin=test

Can explain me why this rule not working.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule \/get-info\/plugin\/(.*) \/repositories\/get-info.php?plugin=$1

I want when someone access to:

www.example/get-info/plugin/test

go to:

www.example/repositories/get-info.php?plugin=test

• regex
• apache
• .htaccess
• mod-rewrite

• The escaping of slashes via backslashes is simply wrong. In the pattern, as well as in the substitution URL. – C3roe Commented Mar 17 at 13:28
• And you probably want to anchor the pattern at the start at least. And in .htaccess context, the URL path RewriteRule matches against, never starts with a slash. Use RewriteRule ^/?get-info/plugin/(.*) /repositories/get-info.php?plugin=$1 with an optional slash at the start for a rule that will work in both .htaccess as well as in server config/vhost. – C3roe Commented Mar 17 at 13:30
• "The escaping of slashes via backslashes is simply wrong." - Although that's not an error, it's simply unnecessary. (cPanel, for instance, generates code with slashes in the substitution string backslash-escaped.) @C3roe – MrWhite Commented Mar 19 at 16:07

1 Answer 1

Your current .htaccess rule isn’t working because:

1. Incorrect Escaping of Slashes
   You don't need to escape slashes (/) in RewriteRule. Apache processes them as normal characters.

2. Missing Start Anchor (^)
   In .htaccess, the URL path being matched never starts with a leading slash. Your rule should start with ^ to properly match from the beginning.

3. Recommended Fix
   Try this corrected rule:

   Options +FollowSymLinks
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteRule ^get-info/plugin/(.*)$ repositories/get-info.php?plugin=$1 [L,QSA]
   

   Explanation:

   • ^get-info/plugin/(.*)$ → Matches /get-info/plugin/anything correctly.

   • repositories/get-info.php?plugin=$1 → Redirects to the correct script.

   • [L,QSA]:

     • L (Last) → Stops processing further rules if this one matches.

     • QSA (Query String Append) → Ensures existing query parameters aren’t lost.

This should correctly rewrite www.example/get-info/plugin/test to www.example/repositories/get-info.php?plugin=test.