How to limit mod_rewrite to a single directory?

.htaccess mod_rewrite - limit to root directory

  • How to apply a rule only to the root directory (where it's placed)?

  • Answer:

    How about putting: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /([^/]*) before any of your rules. That will match on any number of characters that are not a slash.

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I would use the following RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/[^/]*(\?.*)?$ # your rewrite code here

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