anyone here good with mod_rewrite?

[mekim]

having a bit of trouble with a rewrite rule, thought i'd see if anyone here has some knowledge of it.

right now i have the following rule:

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)-([0-9_]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ index\.php?x=$2&y=$3%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

so the first ([0-9_]+) is mapped to the x variable and the second is mapped to the y variable.

for example:

http://example.com/random_text-10/2/

rewrites to

http://example.com/index.php?x=10&y=2

now, i want to be able to pass along an extra variable or 2 (doesn't matter how many, could be another 10 variables) at the end of the URL like so:

http://example.com/random_text-10/2/?z=100

or even

http://example.com/random_text-10/2/?z=100&xx=50&yy=75

those would be the equivalents of

http://example.com/index.php?x=10&y=2&z=100
http://example.com/index.php?x=10&y=2&z=100&xx=50&yy=75

i'm just not too sure how to change this rewrite rule to do what i want, i normally avoid regular expressions like the plague.

(mods, feel free to move if this isn't the right forum)

[mekim]

no mod_rewrite wizards out there?

[Goodfellow]

you map the ([0-9_]+)([0-9_]+) with the variable of ttp://example.com/random_text-10/2/?z=100&xx=50&yy=75sdlkflkdsf with the variables &y=$3%{QUERY_STRING} [L] over Y

to prove I know what I'm talking about, here's a pic of me @ work.

[mekim]

damn, i knew it was something easy.

[Goodfellow]

Glad I could help.

I just got a pair of octuple focals, I can do 8 mod rewrites at the same time!

Originally Posted by Goodfellow

you map the ([0-9_]+)([0-9_]+) with the variable of ttp://example.com/random_text-10/2/?z=100&xx=50&yy=75sdlkflkdsf with the variables &y=$3%{QUERY_STRING} [L] over Y

to prove I know what I'm talking about, here's a pic of me @ work.

haha that's fuckin' hilarious!

That picture looks like it's about 20 years old, but I'm pretty sure he's browsing youtube?

[Lazy-Rich]

hmm, I usually just use a Query String Append [QSA,L] tag in my final rule e.g.

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)-([0-9_]+)/([0-9]+)/(.*) index\.php?x=$2&y=$3 [QSA,L]

That should (not tested) add on the z, xx and yyy variables that you have in your URL http://example.com/random_text-10/2/?z=100&xx=50&yy=75

If you always know what those extra variables are and they always exist you could do -

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)-([0-9_]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)/(.*) index\.php?x=$2&y=$3&z=4&xx=5&zz=6 [QSA,L]

where URL=http://example.com/random_text-10/2/100/50/75/t.html

Hope that helps, Mod rewrite is the most frustrating thing I have ever done, you just have to keep trying different things til it works. Worth the trouble for your SEO though.

[mekim]

Originally Posted by Lazy-Rich

hmm, I usually just use a Query String Append [QSA,L] tag in my final rule e.g.

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)-([0-9_]+)/([0-9]+)/(.*) index\.php?x=$2&y=$3 [QSA,L]

That should (not tested) add on the z, xx and yyy variables that you have in your URL http://example.com/random_text-10/2/?z=100&xx=50&yy=75

If you always know what those extra variables are and they always exist you could do -

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)-([0-9_]+)/([0-9]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+)/(.*) index\.php?x=$2&y=$3&z=4&xx=5&zz=6 [QSA,L]

where URL=http://example.com/random_text-10/2/100/50/75/t.html

Hope that helps, Mod rewrite is the most frustrating thing I have ever done, you just have to keep trying different things til it works. Worth the trouble for your SEO though.

thanks man! the extra variables aren't going to be appended to every url (they're mainly passed along when lists are being sorted by different values) so i'll test out that first one you posted.