Apache configuration to redirect traffic to a particular URL based on the pattern in the URL (AKA URI). In this particular example, I want to redirect any traffic that does not have the URL starting with /application or /content to redirect to https://domain_name/application
- Enable the rewrite module in Apache
- Add the following conditions in the conf file[code]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(application|content) [NC]
RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/application [R,L]
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Explanation of the rule
- ! implies match if the string is not found
- ^ implies start of string
- | implies OR
- [NC] implies not case sensitive (no case)
- The rule will be triggered if the conditions match
- [R,L] means external (client side) redirection and last rule to process
