Archive: mod_rewrite

To make your RewriteRule strip the query string, simply append a ? to the end of the rewrite path, eg:
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# redirect all requests to a subfolder to the home page

# strips query string

RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^subfolder/.*$ /index.php? [L,R=301]

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