Mod_rewrite URL反之亦然

Question

I can't understand and can't find the needed clear information about it.

Is it even possible to rewrite with mod_rewrite localhost/mysite/index.php?a=search url to localhost/mysite/search ?

I have tried with wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dog , then it immediately redirects to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog . I want similar thing.

I've tried this code on my localhost site .htaccess file:

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/?$ index.php?a=$1 [NC,L]

it worked when I tried to type in browser something like localhost/mysite/search but it is only one part of what I want. Please answer, I'm absolutely exhausted.

Answer 1

You need an additional redirect rule for redirecting to pretty URL. Have it this way:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index\.php\?a=([^\s&]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1? [R=302,L,NE]

RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)/?$ index.php?a=$1 [NC,L,QSA]