Comments on: Rewrite underscores to hyphens for SEO URL http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html Advanced Web Development Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:28:48 -0500 hourly 1 By: Andriy http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-109734 Andriy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:46:53 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-109734 And what's your suggestion if the URL can include up to 16 underscores that should be rewritten to hyphens? And what’s your suggestion if the URL can include up to 16 underscores that should be rewritten to hyphens?

]]> By: Chris Phoenix http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-80433 Chris Phoenix Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:18:56 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-80433 The article's example code has S=5 option (skip next five rules) followed by six underscore-elimination rules. The article’s example code has S=5 option (skip next five rules) followed by six underscore-elimination rules.

]]> By: Jake http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-45994 Jake Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:23:26 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-45994 how can you use this rewrite but exclude directories how can you use this rewrite but exclude directories

]]> By: stefan http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-45975 stefan Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:20:05 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-45975 Hello i just wondering if there is anyway to <strong>rewrite underscores to slashes</strong>. Thanks in advance, sorry for my bad english. Hello i just wondering if there is anyway to rewrite underscores to slashes.

Thanks in advance, sorry for my bad english.

]]> By: lucas http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-43424 lucas Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:12:12 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-43424 it would be better to have html and php extensions skipped using a condition yet still allow querystrings. but more importantly to use one rule to replace underscores and loop it with the N flag instead of trying to anticipate how many there'll be. this version addresses those issues and trims consecutive underscores to a single hyphen. Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.(html|php)($|\?) [NC] RewriteRule ^([^_]*)_+(.*)$ $1-$2 [E=underscores:Yes,N] RewriteCond %{ENV:underscores} ^Yes$ RewriteRule (.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L] it would be better to have html and php extensions skipped using a condition yet still allow querystrings. but more importantly to use one rule to replace underscores and loop it with the N flag instead of trying to anticipate how many there’ll be. this version addresses those issues and trims consecutive underscores to a single hyphen.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.(html|php)($|\?) [NC]
RewriteRule ^([^_]*)_+(.*)$ $1-$2 [E=underscores:Yes,N]
RewriteCond %{ENV:underscores} ^Yes$
RewriteRule (.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

]]> By: mark http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-43134 mark Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:21:47 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-43134 Haven't be able to get this to work, and I've tried all of the variations in the two further reading links. I have the file extensions removed on the old site and on the new, so all I really need to do is rewrite the underscores to dashes. Love to know where I'm going wrong but not being a tech, I don't really know where toe start. PS At the moment I'm testing on a local wamp setup before I go messing around with a live environment. Haven’t be able to get this to work, and I’ve tried all of the variations in the two further reading links.

I have the file extensions removed on the old site and on the new, so all I really need to do is rewrite the underscores to dashes.

Love to know where I’m going wrong but not being a tech, I don’t really know where toe start.

PS At the moment I’m testing on a local wamp setup before I go messing around with a live environment.

]]> By: Faruk http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-39732 Faruk Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:33:40 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-39732 <strong>Hello can anyone tell me how can i edit a htaccess multicommand file?i m currently using user friendly code and i added codes for broken links and code for fclearing query_strings but at the and it did not work:</strong> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /friendly_url.php ErrorDocument 400 http://www.<a href="http://www.sicaktakip.com" rel="nofollow">sicaktakip</a>/error_404.html ErrorDocument 401 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html ErrorDocument 403 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html ErrorDocument 404 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html ErrorDocument 500/http://www.sicaktakip/index.php RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^source= RewriteRule (.*) /$1? [R=301,L] Anyone any idea for that? Hello can anyone tell me how can i edit a htaccess multicommand file?i m currently using user friendly code and i added codes for broken links and code for fclearing query_strings
but at the and it did not work:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /friendly_url.php

ErrorDocument 400 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html
ErrorDocument 401 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html
ErrorDocument 403 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html
ErrorDocument 404 http://www.sicaktakip/error_404.html
ErrorDocument 500/http://www.sicaktakip/index.php
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^source= RewriteRule (.*) /$1? [R=301,L]
Anyone any idea for that?

]]> By: Joe http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-36067 Joe Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:02:31 +0000 http://www.askapache.com.com/htaccess/rewrite-underscores-to-hyphens-for-seo-url.html#comment-36067 Hi - Great resource. At the risk of sounding ignorant, could you please tell me where abouts (i.e. in which directory/folder/subdirectory I would place this code to ensure the rewrite to dashes works? Thanks Hi – Great resource. At the risk of sounding ignorant, could you please tell me where abouts (i.e. in which directory/folder/subdirectory I would place this code to ensure the rewrite to dashes works? Thanks

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