apache htaccess problem with .html

[dsp77]

Hello, I have the following htaccess file

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)\.html$ index.php?page=$1 [L]
RewriteRule (.*)-(.*)\.html$ /index.php?page=$1&session=$2

 

the problem is that the second rule does not work with .html , if i change the extension to .htm it works and i have no ideea why.

EDIT: a moderator please move topic i didnt saw the mod_rewrite section.

[MadTechie]

The first rule meets more conditions that the second rule, thus will away run instead of the second rule, also its flagged as the last rule..

 

try swapping them

ie

RewriteRule (.*)-(.*)\.html$ /index.php?page=$1&session=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)\.html$ index.php?page=$1 

 

note the first will be the last if meet, if not then second should run

[dsp77]

It works. Thanks