# Need this htaccess url rewrite to Nginx rewrite

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [December 22, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111 "2011-12-22T11:47:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/1 "2011-12-22T11:47:11Z")

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Helo my friends,

## i have problem converting this .htaccess url rewrite to Nginx rewrite rule,

RewriteEngine on  
RewriteRule ^(index.php)?([a-z0-9]+)$ index.php?$2 [L]

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**Author:** ![escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/escavern)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/2 "2011-12-22T12:16:53Z")

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22.12.2011, 17:46, “escavern” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Thanks

What is the logic? I think rule is useless, it does nothing. Just ignore  
it.

–  
br, Denis F. Latypoff.

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**Author:** ![escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/escavern)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/3 "2011-12-22T18:09:33Z")

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i dont get what you mean, that is apache htaccess. and i need to  
convert it to nginx rewrite.

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: Need this htaccess url rewrite to Nginx rewrite](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,220385,220397#msg-220397)**
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> Helo my friends, i have problem converting this .htaccess url rewrite to Nginx rewrite rule,, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RewriteEngine on RewriteRule...

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**Author:** ![escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/escavern)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/4 "2011-12-24T17:35:27Z")

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no one can help me ?

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: Need this htaccess url rewrite to Nginx rewrite](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,220385,220452#msg-220452)**
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> Helo my friends, i have problem converting this .htaccess url rewrite to Nginx rewrite rule,, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RewriteEngine on RewriteRule...

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**Author:** ![escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/escavern)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/5 "2011-12-24T18:12:30Z")

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escavern, you missed the rewrite condition.

Regards,  
Joe

On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 11:36 PM, BigdinoWebmaster \<

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**Author:** ![escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/escavern)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/6 "2011-12-24T17:37:18Z")

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What is the purpose of the rewrite rule? What are you trying to  
accomplish with it? What is it supposed to do?

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**Author:** ![escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@escavern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/escavern)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-this-htaccess-url-rewrite-to-nginx-rewrite/215111/7 "2011-12-26T03:45:16Z")

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## BigdinoWebmaster Wrote:

> > Posted at Nginx Forum:
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> nginx mailing list  
> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx)

i mean i want to convert that htaccess rewrite to nginx rewrite.. thats  
what i need 🙂

Posted at Nginx Forum:  
[http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,220385,220476#msg-220476](http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,220385,220476#msg-220476)