apache2 / .htaccess - run php script if file does not exist

In this short article we would like to show you how configure .htaccess to execute some alernative script when file indicated in URL doesn't exist on apache2 server.

Quick solution (.htaccess file):

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^.*$ /script.php [L]

Web site details

Web site structure:

/var/www/html
          ├── .htaccess
          ├── file1.txt
          ├── file2.txt
          └── script.php

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^.*$ /script.php [L]

file1.txt content ...
file1.txt content ...
file1.txt content ...

file2.txt content ...
file2.txt content ...
file2.txt content ...

<?php

	echo "Script executed ...";

?>

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