mod_rewrite error 404 if .php

Question

I rewrite my urls to be user friendly. For example I have a page called user.php that I rewrite to /user. But a user can still use user.php. Can I redirect to a 404 if they request a page with a .php extension?

Options -MultiViews +FollowSymlinks -Indexes
RewriteEngine on


RewriteRule ^user/([0-9]+)$ user.php?id=$1 [L,QSA]

Thanks.

cletus · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-28T20:43:06.927

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RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \.php[\ /?].*HTTP/
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [R=404,L]

edited Jun 28 '09 at 20:43

answered Jun 28 '09 at 20:21

cletus

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that works but i can still access the page if i add a question mark after user.php?. maybe i can do something about that to? – Jun 28 '09 at 20:30
R=404 is allowed, however apache only sends the `Location` header is the http-code is in the 300 range. – Gerben Jan 11 '12 at 15:47
you should add [nc], otherwise pages will load with uppercase extensions – M_R_K Jun 23 '15 at 09:03

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 28 '09 at 20:24

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This should do the trick, I think:

RewriteRule (.*)\.php$ path/to/your/404file [L]

answered Jun 28 '09 at 20:24

Gabriel Hurley

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so i need to add rule for all my pages? – Jun 28 '09 at 20:26

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 28 '09 at 20:52

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A 301 redirect may be more appropriate for this task.

answered Jun 28 '09 at 20:52

Alex Barrett

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mod_rewrite error 404 if .php

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