Make url-rewrite in .htaccess file to work both ways - .htaccess

Question

I have the following .htaccess file:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^project/([0-9]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/(.+)?$ project.php?id=$1&pName=$2&urlPram=$3 [L,NC]
</IfModule>
when my url format is something like:
mysite.com/project/1/test/vw
everything works fine. But I would also like when the url is typed in the other format, to be rewritten to the first format.
i.e. When I type the url like this:
mysite.com/project.php?id=1&pName=test&urlParam=vw
I wants it to be turned into:
mysite.com/project/1/test/vw
Do I have to write another rule? or is it accomplished in some other way?

Answer 1

The current rewrite rule would not handle both the cases. Add the below rewrite rule as well.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /mysite/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^project/([0-9]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/(.+)?$ project.php?id=$1&pName=$2&urlParam=$3&no-redir [L,NC,QSA]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !no-redir
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)id=([^&]+)&pName=([^&]+)&urlParam=([^&]+)
RewriteRule ^project\.php$ project/%2/%3/%4? [R=301,L,NC]

Answer 2

You need one more external redirect rule. Use this code:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /project\.php\?id=([^&]+)&pName=([^&]+)&urlPram=([^&\s]+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ project/%1/%2/%3? [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^project/([0-9]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/(.+)?$ project.php?id=$1&pName=$2&urlPram=$3 [L,NC,QSA]
</IfModule>