My htaccess RewriteRule works on localhost/mysite but not at mysite.com on a 1&1 shared host

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unfortunately, the solution is not a satisfying one. This morning, when trying @Wige\'s Suggestion, I found, to my suprise, that the Expected value

Answer 1

Most likely, your host is storing the variables somewhere else. I would add a call to phpinfo(); into your script and go through the environment variables there to see if you can find the values that should have been in get.

Answer 2

Seems to be connected to 1&1's hosting environment.

See this question, in particular, this answer.

Basically it appears that 1&1 enable "MultiViews". By adding

Options -MultiViews

You disable that setting for your website and according to various reports, this resolves the issue.

Answer 3

I struggled with RewriteRule issues on a 1&1 / 1and1 / IONOS shared server for WEEKS and eventually I found the perfect setup for a 1 and 1 shared server, start your .htaccess file like this

Options -MultiViews
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

I hope this helps someone as 1&1 are useless when it comes to htaccess support