Trying to get started with .htaccess and mod rewrite, having problems

[stickynote427]

I'm trying to get into .htaccess more and start out mod rewrite, but I'm having a lot of issues.

 

Currently, I'm trying to redirect the user from a flat directory (/ex/am/ple/) to a page that has GET parameters (index.php?page=whatever). So, if someone goes to visitor/page/welcome on my site, I want them to be redirected to visitor/index.php?page=welcome.

 

Here's what I have right now:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^/visitor/page/(.+) /visitor/index.php?page=$1

 

However, I get a 404 error when trying to access a flat directory (because it doesn't exist).

 

Any clues are appreciated.

 

Thanks.

Blake

[wildteen88]

Remove the / before the ^ and you rewrite rule should work.

[stickynote427]

(Sorry this was in the wrong forum at first.)

 

I removed the ^ before the / and it did not work.

[Ken2k7]

Give this a try -

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^/visitor/page/(.+)$ /visitor/index.php?page=$1

 

If that fails, remove the / before visitor.

[stickynote427]

:'-) Thank you so much. I did have to remove the / before the first visitor.