I got this line of code:
RewriteRule artistprofile.php rewrite.php?$1 [R=301,L]
But the redirection does not work accordingly,
http://domain.com/artistprofile.php?displayname=bryan+wong is redirected to http://domain.com/rewrite.php?/
I am expecting http://domain.com?displayname=bryan+wong
Please help!
You have to use the QSA flag, like this:
RewriteRule artistprofile.php rewrite.php [R=301,L,QSA]
Now, the URL http://domain.com/artistprofile.php?displayname=bryan+wong will be redirected to http://domain.com/rewrite.php?displayname=bryan+wong.
You didn't catch the query first to use $1 try this
RedirectMatch /artistprofile.php?displayname=(.*)$ rewrite.php?displayname=$1