mod_rewrite escapes '%' character

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Issue

  • mod_rewrite escapes '%' character
  • http://www.example.com?a=%20 is redirected to http://www.example.com/?a=%2520. Why?
  • Wrong URL redirect with HTTP rewrite engine

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • Apache httpd
  • Red Hat Enterprise Web Servers (EWS)
    • Apache httpd

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