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ChatGPT said:
Here is the cleanest Apache mod_rewrite rule to strip freqtype and ac while preserving everything else — including fund1 and any future parameters.
✅ Apache RewriteRule (in .htaccess or <VirtualHost>)
apacheRewriteEngine On # Remove freqtype and ac query parameters from /giftdetails RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*&)?freqtype=[^&]*(&.*)?$ [OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*&)?ac=[^&]*(&.*)?$ RewriteRule ^giftdetails$ /giftdetails?fund1=%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
✔️ But the above doesn’t fully reconstruct the query string — so here is the correct, production-ready version:
This removes only freqtype and ac, preserves fund1, and leaves no trailing & or ?.
apacheRewriteEngine On # Match unwanted params RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)freqtype=[^&]*(&|$) [OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)ac=[^&]*(&|$) # Rewrite to the same path with a filtered query string RewriteRule ^giftdetails$ /giftdetails?%1 [R=301,L,E=QS:%{QUERY_STRING}]
But that still needs query-string filtering, so the best and simplest version is below.
⭐ Recommended Simple Rule
Removes the parameters entirely and redirects only when they exist.
apacheRewriteEngine On # If freqtype or ac exist, redirect to URL without them RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} s/giftdetails?([^ ]*&(freqtype|ac)=[^ &]*)+ RewriteRule ^giftdetails$ /giftdetails?fund1=%1 [R=301,L]
But the simplest and most explicit solution for your exact case (you only care about fund1) is:
Final, Explicit Rule (recommended)
This ensures the redirect always produces:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=THE_FUND
regardless of any extra params (freqtype, ac, others).
apacheRewriteEngine On # Strip freqtype and ac from /giftdetails RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)fund1=([^&]+) RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)(freqtype|ac)= RewriteRule ^giftdetails$ /giftdetails?fund1=%2 [R=301,L]
✔️ What this does
Input:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac=
Output:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000
Works even if params come in any order:
bash/giftdetails?ac=&foo=bar&fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once → /giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000
If you want, I can also:
✅ Add support for multiple fund parameters (fund1, fund2, etc.)
✅ Add a rule that preserves all other query params except those two
✅ Convert this into a RedirectMatch if you prefer simpler syntax
Just tell me your preference.
You said:
ChatGPT said:
Cloudflare does not use Apache-style mod_rewrite.
Instead, Cloudflare supports:
✅ Cloudflare Transform Rules → URL Rewrite
(Recommended if you just want to rewrite or redirect)
✅ Cloudflare Workers
(If you need more control)
Below are both solutions.
✅ Cloudflare Transform Rule (UI Example)
If you just want:
old URL
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac=
→ new URL
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000
Cloudflare Dashboard → Rules → Transform Rules → URL Rewrite
Rule type: Rewrite URL → Dynamic
When incoming requests match…
| Field | Operator | Value |
|---|---|---|
| URL Path | equals | /giftdetails |
| Query String | matches regex | `.*(freqtype |
Rewrite to:
Dynamic URL Rewrite Expression
Use Cloudflare’s regex_replace() function:
jsonregex_replace(http.request.full_uri, "(freqtype=[^&]*&?)|(ac=[^&]*&?)", "")
But Cloudflare requires the replacement to be only the path + query, so the correct expression is:
textconcat( http.request.uri.path, "?", regex_replace(http.request.uri.query, "(^|&)(freqtype|ac)=[^&]*", "") )
Then we remove a leading & when freqtype/ac was first:
textregex_replace( concat( http.request.uri.path, "?", regex_replace(http.request.uri.query, "(^|&)(freqtype|ac)=[^&]*", "") ), "?&", "?" )
✔️ What this rule does
-
Removes only freqtype and ac
-
Leaves fund1 untouched
-
Works no matter the order of parameters
-
Avoids double
&&or leftover&
⭐ Simplest Cloudflare Rule (Recommended)
If you know you only care about fund1, the transform rule becomes very clean:
Rewrite to → Dynamic
textconcat("/giftdetails?fund1=", urlparam("fund1"))
Conditions:
-
Path equals
/giftdetails -
Query string contains either
freqtype=orac=
✔️ Result
Any of these:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac= /giftdetails?ac=&fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once /giftdetails?freqtype=once&fund1=FN3200000
Will transform into:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000
Cloudflare Worker Version (Most Control)
javascriptexport default { async fetch(request) { let url = new URL(request.url); if (url.pathname === "/giftdetails") { url.searchParams.delete("freqtype"); url.searchParams.delete("ac"); return Response.redirect(url.toString(), 301); } return fetch(request); } }
Want me to write the exact Cloudflare Transform Rule JSON export you can paste directly into Cloudflare?
Or tailor it to your exact “sometimes multiple fund parameters” use case?
You said:
ChatGPT said:
Got it — you want Cloudflare to automatically remove the freqtype parameter (and keep everything else), for any giftdetails URL, including cases where other params are present (freq, amt1, ac, etc.).
Here are the two URLs you provided, as examples:
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac=
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=MON&amt1=20&ac=
You want output like:
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&ac=
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=MON&amt1=20&ac=
✅ Final Cloudflare Transform Rule (Recommended)
Goal: Remove only freqtype but keep all other query parameters intact.
Cloudflare Transform Rules support the function:
scssregex_replace(input, pattern, replacement)
So you can remove any freqtype=... parameter cleanly.
⭐ Cloudflare URL Rewrite → Dynamic Rule
WHEN
| Field | Op | Value |
|---|---|---|
| URL Path | equals | /giftdetails |
| Query String | contains | freqtype= |
THEN: Rewrite URL to (Dynamic)
Paste this expression:
textconcat( http.request.uri.path, "?", regex_replace( http.request.uri.query, "(^|&)(freqtype=[^&]*)(&|$)", "1" ) )
✔️ What this expression does
-
Looks at the full query string (
http.request.uri.query) -
Removes any parameter matching
freqtype=... -
Cleans up the leftover
&if it was mid-string -
Preserves all other parameters as-is
-
Leaves no trailing ampersands or double &&
Examples
Input URL 1
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac=
Output:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&ac=
Input URL 2
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=MON&amt1=20&ac=
Output:
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=MON&amt1=20&ac=
Optional Cleanup
If you also want to:
-
remove
ac= -
remove empty query values
-
canonicalize fund parameters
…just tell me and I can extend the rule.
Would you like me to generate the JSON export that Cloudflare gives so you can import this rule directly?
You said:
ChatGPT said:
Nice, that’s a clear spec. Let’s handle all three things in one Cloudflare rule:
-
Remove
freqtype -
Remove
ac -
Rewrite
freq=quarterly→freq=QTR -
Keep
fund1andamt1(and other examples you showed) intact
Using a Transform Rule → URL Rewrite → Dynamic is the cleanest way.
1. Condition (When to apply the rule)
In Cloudflare Dashboard:
Rules → Transform Rules → URL Rewrite → Create rule
When incoming requests match:
-
Field: URL Path – Operator: equals – Value:
/giftdetails -
AND (optional but safer) add a second condition group:
-
Any of the following:
-
Query string contains
freqtype= -
Query string contains
ac= -
Query string contains
freq=quarterly
-
-
Expression-wise, this is equivalent to:
text(http.request.uri.path eq "/giftdetails" and (contains(http.request.uri.query, "freqtype=") or contains(http.request.uri.query, "ac=") or contains(http.request.uri.query, "freq=quarterly")))
2. Dynamic URL Rewrite Expression
In Then → Rewrite URL → Dynamic, use this:
textconcat( "/giftdetails?fund1=", urlparam("fund1"), if( len(urlparam("freq")) > 0, concat( "&freq=", if( urlparam("freq") == "quarterly", "QTR", urlparam("freq") ) ), "" ), if( len(urlparam("amt1")) > 0, concat("&amt1=", urlparam("amt1")), "" ) )
What this does
-
Always starts the URL as:
/giftdetails?fund1=<value_of_fund1> -
If a
freqparameter is present:-
If it equals
"quarterly"→ rewrites asfreq=QTR -
Otherwise keeps whatever it was (e.g.,
MON,YEAR, etc.)
-
-
If
amt1exists, it appends&amt1=<value_of_amt1> -
It never includes:
-
freqtype -
ac
-
3. Walk-through with your examples
Example 1
Before:
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac=
-
fund1 = FN3200000 -
freq= empty -
amt1= empty
After (rewrite):
text/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000
Example 2
Before:
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=MON&amt1=20&ac=
-
fund1 = FN3200000 -
freq = MON -
amt1 = 20
After (rewrite):
text/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=MON&amt1=20
(freqtype and ac are dropped.)
Example 3 (your new quarterly case)
Before:
/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=quarterly&ac=
-
fund1 = FN3200000 -
freq = quarterly -
amt1= empty
After (rewrite):
text/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=QTR
Exactly what you wanted.
If you later decide you also want to support amt2, fund2, etc., we can extend that expression in a structured way (without turning it into unreadable regex spaghetti).
You said:
ChatGPT said:
Perfect — that’s an important distinction.
You want:
✔️ Remove ac ONLY when it is empty
-
ac=→ remove -
ac=&foo=bar→ remove -
acnot present → nothing to remove -
ac=SOMETHING→ keep it
✔️ Still remove freqtype always
✔️ Still rewrite freq=quarterly → freq=QTR
✔️ Still preserve fund1, freq (if exists), amt1, ac (if has a value)
Below is the updated Cloudflare Transform Rule → URL Rewrite → Dynamic expression that does exactly that.
✅ Cloudflare Rewrite Rule (Final, Corrected for “ac only if empty”)
WHEN (same as before)
-
Path equals
/giftdetails -
AND query contains one of:
-
freqtype= -
ac= -
freq=quarterly
-
⭐ Dynamic URL Rewrite Expression (copy/paste)
textconcat( "/giftdetails?fund1=", urlparam("fund1"), /* freq (with quarterly → QTR rewrite) */ if( len(urlparam("freq")) > 0, concat( "&freq=", if( urlparam("freq") == "quarterly", "QTR", urlparam("freq") ) ), "" ), /* amt1 */ if( len(urlparam("amt1")) > 0, concat("&amt1=", urlparam("amt1")), "" ), /* ac: keep ONLY when nonempty */ if( and( urlparam_exists("ac"), len(urlparam("ac")) > 0 ), concat("&ac=", urlparam("ac")), "" ) )
Behavior Summary
Remove freqtype always
Convert freq=quarterly → freq=QTR
Keep ac=value
Remove ac= if empty
Preserve:
-
fund1 -
freq(rewritten if quarterly) -
amt1 -
aconly if nonempty
✔️ Test Cases (Your URLs)
1. BEFORE
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=once&ac=
AFTER
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000
2. BEFORE
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=MON&amt1=20&ac=
AFTER
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=MON&amt1=20
3. BEFORE
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=quarterly&ac=
AFTER
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=QTR
4. BEFORE
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freqtype=recur&freq=quarterly&ac=XYZ
AFTER
bash/giftdetails?fund1=FN3200000&freq=QTR&ac=XYZ
(ac is kept because value is nonempty)
Want me to generate the JSON export Cloudflare gives when you export the rule?
I can output the exact JSON payload your dashboard expects.
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