Mod_Rewrite with Relative Path Redirects

Question

I have this rule in an .htaccess file located in a directory named clips/:

RewriteRule ^mlk/?$ segment/index.php?clip=1 [R=301,QSA,L]


        

Answer 1

Try adding a RewriteBase directive as below

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /clips/

RewriteRule ^mlk/?$ segment/index.php?clip=1 [R=301,QSA,L]

EDIT

but is there any way to get this to work without using a RewriteBase directive

You could also try

RewriteEngine On


RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/[^/]+/) [NC] 
RewriteRule ^mlk/?$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}%1segment/index.php?clip=1 [R=301,QSA,L]