Shorten URL using htaccess file

Question

I have the url

www.example.com/profile?username=abc

and i want to rewrite it as

www.example.com/abc

How can I achieve this using htaccess?

Answer 1

RewriteCond to avoid infinite redirection

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/profile
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /profile?username=$1