Apache: rewrite rule with variable data

I need make this redirect to my webserver: www.hostname.com/path1/path2/123456789 to www.hostname.com/search?q=123456789 I have inserted this rule to htaccess file: RewriteRule ^/path1/path2/([0-9]+)$ /search?q=$1 [L,R=301] but is doesn't work (the number is a variable).