.htaccess simple re-direct..help!

I'm currently doing this with PHP. Is there any advantage to doing it with .htaccess, less resources used, something like that?


Anyway been trying to figure out the .htaccess way all morning, brain-racking! So lets get down to what I need. When someone goes to...

www.mysite.com/watch?v=ysE3AwUAMHU

Code (markup):

There is no content on that link, It's just neat and simple, so I want to use a redirect or rewrite to the next url, keeping the V value.

www.mysite.com/hitmeup?url=http%3A//www.videonet.com/view%3Fv%3D{V-VALUE-HERE}

Code (markup):

{V-VAULE-HERE} is where the V code needs to show up. If someone could provide me with the correct .HTACCESS code that would be great. + REP - Thanks

 

Hi,

You can test content bellow, I am not sure

RedirectMatch www.mysite.com/watch?v=(*)$ http://www.mysite.com/hitmeup?url=http://www.videonet.com/view?v=$1

Code (markup):

 

Does it work?