Gotta be a better way...

[The14thGOD]

I've tried several different ways to get something similar to work but none of them came out successful.

basically i have this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^products/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^solutions/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^services/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^news/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^company/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^lab/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^contact/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1 [L]

RewriteRule ^products/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^solutions/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^services/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^news/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^company/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^lab/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^contact/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$1/$2 [L]

 

and want to transform it into something smaller like:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(products)|(solutions)|(services)|(news)|(company)|(lab)|(contact)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^(products)|(solutions)|(services)|(news)|(company)|(lab)|(contact)/([a-z0-9-]+)/([a-z0-9-]+) page.php?theurl=$2/$3 [L]

 

I think the above got me to the closet working but it was breaking css or something (its not broken at all with the top one so it shoudln't be a path or anything like that issue).

 

Can anyone help a mod_rewrite newb out?

it would be even better if i could get it on one line but i'm not sure if thats possible due to the database and what it's getting, the extra / in the url would have to be optional/only put if there is a 3rd argument.

Thanks!,

Justin