Nginx to Htaccess Converter

About this tool

Paste Nginx directives and the tool converts them line by line: rewrite becomes a RewriteRule (permanent gives R=301,L, redirect gives R=302,L, last or break give just L), add_header becomes Header set, and error_page becomes ErrorDocument. A RewriteEngine On line is added at the top. Every other line, including location, if, server and proxy blocks, is kept as a comment. Patterns are copied unchanged, including a leading slash. Only single-line directives are handled, so treat the result as a starting point, review it and test it on your server. Everything runs in your browser.

How to use it

1. Paste the Nginx rules, one directive per line.
2. Read the .htaccess output.
3. Port the commented lines by hand.
4. Save the result in your .htaccess and test it.

Example

rewrite ^/old$ /new permanent;

# Apache .htaccess (best-effort)
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/old$ /new [R=301,L]

Common problems

The rewrite never matches in .htaccess

Nginx patterns start with a slash, but patterns in a per-directory .htaccess do not. Remove the leading slash (^old$) if the rule does not match.

Blocks such as location are commented out

Only single-line directives are converted; rebuild block logic by hand.

A rewrite without a flag is not converted

The rule needs whitespace after the target; a line like rewrite ^/a /b; may be commented out. Add the flag, for example last;.