Apache2: Rewrite url containing question mark

Question

I am using Apache 2.4.7. I use mod_rewrite to alter some urls.

I want to rewrite http://example.com/servicename/oldpage?id=abcto http://example.com/servicename/newpage.

Other similar rewrites work so I belive the ? inside url is causing problems. I have tried escaping it with \.

This works as there is no ? in url:

RewriteRule ^/servicename/old /servicename/new

But these don't work:

RewriteRule ^/servicename/oldpage?id=abc /servicename/newpage

RewriteRule ^/servicename/oldpage\?id=abc /servicename/newpage

I have also tried using RewriteCond from examples like this: .htaccess rewrite URL with a question mark "?" but I didn't manage to get them work.

How should rewrite url that contains question mark?

EDIT: I tried solutions given in Match Question Mark in mod_rewrite rule regex but was not able to make them work for me. That question is about preserving query string when rewrite while I want to remove it when rewriting.

Do you want the rewrite to depend on content of `id=` query string, or you just need it removed from request sent to newpage? — Dusan Bajic, May 30 '16 at 11:37
Possible duplicate of [Match Question Mark in mod\_rewrite rule regex](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/822421/match-question-mark-in-mod-rewrite-rule-regex) — Ro Yo Mi, May 30 '16 at 11:56

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '16 at 12:02

RewriteRule pattern is matched against the part of the URL after the hostname and port, and before the query string.

When the requested URI contains a query string, and the target URI does not, the default behavior of RewriteRule is to copy that query string to the target URI. Using the [QSD] flag causes the query string to be discarded.

So, this should work:

RewriteRule ^/servicename/oldpage /servicename/newpage [QSD]

Apache2: Rewrite url containing question mark

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