mod_rewrite and sub directory

Question

I have issues configuring mod_rewrite for a website with this setup, Website has a root installation for main language. http://www.domain.com --> Main language (Lang 1). And http://www.domain.com/lang2 --> Secondary language (Lang 2) installed within a sub directory.

I have been able to successfully re-write urls for the main language using this simple line,

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

But I can't quite figure it out for the sub directory (Lang 2).

Lang 2 has same URL setup. (index.php?page=some-page

This doesn't work ,

RewriteRule ^lang2/([a-z_-]+) lang2/index.php?page=$1 [NC,L]

Answer 1

You have to swap your two rules and use a RewriteBase .

Replace your current code by this one

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^lang2/([^/]+)$ lang2/index.php?page=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)$ index.php?page=$1 [L,NC]