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Made it specific for the URL stated in the question, since the question does not state otherwise
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To permanently "remove" the /portal prefix from the stated URL, you could do something like the following in the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

RewriteEngine On

# Remove "/portal" prefix from stated URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^portal/(reports/data\.php)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

# Rewrite the request back to the actual file
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^reports/data\.php$ portal/$0 [END]

The $0 and $1 backreferences refer back to the captured groups in the preceding RewriteRule pattern. $0 refers to the entire match.

The query string (ie. id=2) is passed through by default.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without the /portal prefix in your internal links.
  2. There are no other .htaccess files in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)
  3. Using Apache 2.4 (as opposed to Apache 2.2).
  

To permanently "remove" the /portal prefix from the stated URL, you could do something like the following in the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

RewriteEngine On

# Remove "/portal" prefix from stated URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^portal/(reports/data\.php)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

# Rewrite the request back to the actual file
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^reports/data\.php$ portal/$0 [END]

The $0 and $1 backreferences refer back to the captured groups in the preceding RewriteRule pattern. $0 refers to the entire match.

The query string (ie. id=2) is passed through by default.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without the /portal prefix in your internal links.
  2. There are no other .htaccess files in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)
  3. Using Apache 2.4 (as opposed to Apache 2.2).
 

To permanently "remove" the /portal prefix from the stated URL, you could do something like the following in the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

RewriteEngine On

# Remove "/portal" prefix from stated URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^portal/(reports/data\.php)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

# Rewrite the request back to the actual file
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^reports/data\.php$ portal/$0 [END]

The $0 and $1 backreferences refer back to the captured groups in the preceding RewriteRule pattern. $0 refers to the entire match.

The query string (ie. id=2) is passed through by default.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without the /portal prefix in your internal links.
  2. There are no other .htaccess files in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)
  3. Using Apache 2.4 (as opposed to Apache 2.2).
 
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InTo permanently "remove" the /portal prefix from the stated URL, you could do something like the following in the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

   
RewriteEngine On 

# Remove "/portal" prefix from stated URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^portal(?:/|$)(reports/data\.*php)$ /$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteRule
# ^Rewrite portal%the request back to the actual file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URIQUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^reports/data\.php$ portal/$0 [END]

This unconditionally removesThe $0 and $1 backreferences refer back to the captured groups in the preceding /portalRewriteRule prefix from everypattern URL. Including all static assets$0 refers to the entire match.

The query string (ie. id=2) is passed through by default.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without the /portal prefix in your internal links and links to your static assets. 
  2. There isare no other .htaccess filefiles in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)
  3. Using Apache 2.4 (as opposed to Apache 2.2).

In the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

 
RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^portal(?:/|$)(.*) /$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^ portal%{REQUEST_URI} [END]

This unconditionally removes the /portal prefix from every URL. Including all static assets.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without /portal in your internal links and links to your static assets.
  2. There is no other .htaccess file in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)

To permanently "remove" the /portal prefix from the stated URL, you could do something like the following in the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

  
RewriteEngine On 

# Remove "/portal" prefix from stated URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^portal/(reports/data\.php)$ /$1 [R=301,L]

# Rewrite the request back to the actual file
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=2$
RewriteRule ^reports/data\.php$ portal/$0 [END]

The $0 and $1 backreferences refer back to the captured groups in the preceding RewriteRule pattern. $0 refers to the entire match.

The query string (ie. id=2) is passed through by default.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without the /portal prefix in your internal links. 
  2. There are no other .htaccess files in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)
  3. Using Apache 2.4 (as opposed to Apache 2.2).
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In the root .htaccess file using mod_rewrite:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^portal(?:/|$)(.*) /$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^ portal%{REQUEST_URI} [END]

This unconditionally removes the /portal prefix from every URL. Including all static assets.

Assumptions:

  1. You are already linking to the URL without /portal in your internal links and links to your static assets.
  2. There is no other .htaccess file in any of the subdirectories (eg. /portal or /portal/reports)