Simple redirect

mod_rewrite error.

[Orangeyness]

I have used mod_rewrite before a few times with no problems. However I just tried to set up a simple-ish redirect and it isn't working...

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/p/(.*)$ /index.php?page=$1 

Its quite basic its meant to redirect a link like "www.foobar.com/p/bla" to "www.foobar.com/index.php?page=bla"... But it doesn't instead it just gives me a 404 error. The funny thing is if i remove the '/p/' part it works. But than it redirects all requests.

Probably a simple mistake but I have looked at it for ages and can't figure out what it is...

Thanks guys.

[jdMorgan]

If this code goes into a .htaccess file, then the path to that .htaccess file's directory will be stripped from the URL-path tested by RewriteRule.

In simple terms, if the code is in example.com/.htaccess, then the URL-path pattern should be "^p/(.*)$" because the path to this .htaccess file is "/".

Jim

[Orangeyness]

Arr... Why didn't I try that. Thanks a lot.

[g1smd]

*** ...its meant to redirect a link like... ***

By the way, this isn't a redirect.

It is a rewrite.