clean URL using .htaccess

Question

I\'m trying to redirect the links on my domain. What I\'m trying to achieve is: When the user clicks on a link to

mydomain.com/index.php?dir=myfolder

Answer 1

Just append this rule at the end of your existing .htaccess file:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s/+index\.php\?dir=([^\s]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1? [R=301,L]