mod rewrite directory if file/folder not found

Question

I have a folder named \"folder1\" in my root directory

www.domain.com/ www.domain.com/folder1

I need to redirect all the requests to www.dom

Answer 1

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/folder1/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule (.*) folder1/$1 [L,R]

• The first rewrite-cond ensures you do not loop (in case the file does not exist inside folder1 either
• The second one checks that target is not a file
• The third - that it is not a folder either
• And, finally, rewrite the url. L flag means this is the last rule applied (even if there are rules after it), R means redirect. You can also add QSA flag if you want any query-string parameters passed to the original be sent to the new url