How to create a friendly URL with two or more arguments using mod rewrite / htaccess?
.htaccess, apache, mod-rewrite, php, regex
Solution
Your regex is wrong. You cannot have `$` following another `$` in an input since `$` denotes end of text.
This rule should work:
RewriteEngine On
# new rule to handle example.com/blah123/sys
RewriteRule ^(\w+)/(\w+)/?$ /index.php?id=$1&mode=$2 [L,QSA]
# your existing rule to handle example.com/blah123
RewriteRule ^(\w+)/?$ /index.php?id=$1 [L,QSA]
Problem
Mod rewrite novice here. I want to pass two URL parameters in the URL, but in a more friendlier format. If user passes, "example.com/blah123/sys", I should be able to extract the MySQL record "blah123" and the mode type "sys", in this case. Here's the example: URL: ``` example.com/blah123/sys ``` In the .htaccess, I have: ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^([^/.]+)/?$ index.php?id=$1 ``` The above works if the URL passed is: "example.com/blah123", but not "example.com/blah123/sys". I tried the following, but it is not working: ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^([^/.]+)/?$/?$ index.php?id=$1?mode=$1 ``` I need to extract the "mode" type passed in the second argument. So, if the user enters "example.com/blah123/sys", I should be able to get the value "sys" from the URL. How can I do that? I want to use PHP, MySql, .htacess. UPDATE: My current .htaccess: ``` # Use PHP 5.3 AddType application/x-httpd-php53 .php RewriteEngine On #RewriteRule ^([^/.]+)/?$ index.php?id=$1 RewriteRule ^([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)/?$ index.php?id=$1&mode=$2 [L,QSA] ```