APACHE mod_rewrite add query string to URL

Question

Using mod_rewrite how can I change the current URL format:

Out of interest why would you want to add the string? most people want to remove it for user experience and SEO. — Simon Hayter
– Simon Hayter, Commented Nov 10, 2015 at 12:07
I want to get the phonebook via the php script, i put the name of the user i want to fetch, but the phone is always trailing any url as /phonebook.xml and thats why I need something like this. — Ismaw34
– Ismaw34, Commented Nov 10, 2015 at 12:11
Does the "current URL format" actually return a valid resource? — MrWhite
– MrWhite, Commented Nov 10, 2015 at 14:53

Stephan · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-10 13:57:14Z

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Just take the following example, and rewrite the words something, anything, and whatever to your actual directory names:

RewriteRule something/([-A-Z]+)/phonebook.xml anything/whatever/phonebook.php?name=$1

answered Nov 10, 2015 at 13:57

Stephan

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