Htaccess: add/remove trailing slash from URL
To add or remove a trailing slash from the end of a URL using an .htaccess file, you can use mod_rewrite to rewrite the URL.
To add or remove a trailing slash from the end of a URL using an .htaccess file, you can use mod_rewrite to rewrite the URL. Place these rules in your .htaccess file at the document root or target directory.
To add a trailing slash, use the following code:
Example of adding a trailing slash from the end of a URL using an .htaccess file
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(.*)/$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1/ [L,R=301]
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To remove a trailing slash, use the following code:
Example of removing a trailing slash from the end of a URL using an .htaccess file
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.*)/$
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ $1 [L,R=301]Note that the RewriteRule directive will cause a redirect from the old URL to the new URL. If you want to avoid this redirect, you can remove the R=301 flag from the RewriteRule directive.
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