Problem in implementing mod rewrite

[compose]

Hello ,

i have a book store site, it contains some dynamic links like while browsing a category it is -
[mysite.com...]

and while opening a book detail it is-
[mysite.com...] book name

Now i want to remove query string from url's so taht it can be user friendly and search engine friendly.

I searched about mod rewrite and generated 2 rewrite rule s using webmaster-toolkit site, rewrite url is given below.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule bookinfo/(.*)/(.*)/$ /bookinfo.php?$1=$2
RewriteRule books/(.*)/(.*)/$ /books.php?$1=$2

Now i am confsed in how to implement it. after uploading this .htacces file i tried to open this link

[mysite.com...]
[mysite.com...] book name/

but it is showing page not found error. Is there any thing else i have to do for implementation of mod rewrite

I checked my server is running mod_rewrite module.
Here is a big question is my existing pages with query string url's need any chanegs?

which url i should enter in address bar with query string or according to rewrite rules?

Please help me in implementing it.

Vineet

[jdMorgan]

This thread [webmasterworld.com] in our library may be of some help to you.

Jim

[compose]

Thanks for that thread, it helped me lot. but still it is not working.

.htaccess code is -

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^bookinfo/([^/]+)/?$ /bookinfo.php?book=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^books/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ /books.php?$1=$2 [L]

I checked using phpinfo(), it is showing that mod_rewrite module loaded.

now when i try to open this link

[mysite.com...] book name/
and
[mysite.com...]

it is saying page not found.

dynamic link corresponding to abovelink -
[mysite.com...] book name
and
[mysite.com...]

Please help me what is problem.