How to exclude a directory from .htaccess rewrite?

@mac 

To exclude a directory from being rewritten with .htaccess, you can add a condition before the rewrite rule to check if the request is not for that specific directory.

Here is an example of how you can exclude a directory named "example" from being rewritten:

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/example/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php [L]

In this example, the RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/example/ line checks if the request is not for the "example" directory. If it is not for that directory, the rewrite rule RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php [L] will be applied.

Make sure to replace "/example/" with the actual directory you want to exclude.

@mac 

To ensure that a specific directory is excluded from the rewrite rules in your .htaccess file, you can follow these steps:

1. Open or create the .htaccess file in the root directory of your website.
2. Add the following lines to exclude a directory named "example" from being rewritten:

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/example/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php [L]

In this code snippet:

• RewriteEngine On: Ensures that the Apache module mod_rewrite is activated.
• RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/example/: Specifies the condition that the request URI should not start with '/example/'.
• RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php [L]: Specifies the rewrite rule to redirect all requests to index.php.

1. Customize the directory name 'example' in the RewriteCond directive to match the specific directory you want to exclude.
2. Save the .htaccess file and upload it to your server.

By adding the RewriteCond directive that checks for the specified directory and excluding it from the rewrite rules, requests to that directory will not be affected by the rewriting process.