# Nginx Rewrite Questions

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rewrite-questions/125460>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rewrite-questions/125460 "2008-01-09T09:37:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arachnd)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rewrite-questions/125460/1 "2008-01-09T09:37:51Z")

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okay, well here’s the prob: I have a current site at domain.tld that  
site is now redirecting to forums.domain.tld; the rails app is planned  
to reside on domain.tld but all old urls domain.tld/forumdisplay.php?  
=5 for e.g need to be translated to forums.domain.tld/forumdisplay.php?  
=5 (so all old urls need to forward to forums.domain)

I could essentially match anything with .php in it and have it  
redirect to [forums.domain.com/match](http://forums.domain.com/match) no?

Can anyone help with this?

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**Author:** ![arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arachnd)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rewrite-questions/125460/2 "2008-01-09T10:12:28Z")

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On 9.1.2008, at 10.37, BigFisch wrote:

> Can anyone help with this?

[http://wiki.codemongers.com/NginxHttpRewriteModule](http://wiki.codemongers.com/NginxHttpRewriteModule)

Something like this might work (untested):

rewrite ^(/forumdisplay.php.\*)$ [http://forums.domain.tld$1](http://forums.domain.tld$1) last;

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**Author:** ![arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arachnd)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rewrite-questions/125460/3 "2008-01-09T18:02:44Z")

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Asa Wilson wrote:

> Or for all php (also untested):
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> rewrite ^/(.php)$ [http://forums.domain.tld/$1](http://forums.domain.tld/$1) redirect;

Should be more like: ^/(.php.\*)$

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**Author:** ![arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@arachnd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arachnd)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-rewrite-questions/125460/4 "2008-01-09T18:01:25Z")

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Or for all php (also untested):

rewrite ^/(.php)$ [http://forums.domain.tld/$1](http://forums.domain.tld/$1) redirect;