php does not work but html does in .htaccess

I can rewrite a file to html but not php at the site root level?

[mlong]

This may be a simple quesiton but I'm new to this. I cna not get a php file to rewrite to another php url. We have to maintain the same site structure. Does anyone know how to fix this.

This does not work:

RewriteRule ^(.+).php$ /template_prod.php?load_prod=$1 [NC,L]

This does work:

RewriteRule ^(.+).html$ /template_prod.php?load_prod=$1 [NC,L]

Can someone tell me why and how to rewrite to a URL that ends in php at the root level?

[g1smd]

You have an infinite loop.

Rewrite any .php URL request to the new filepath.

Rewrite any .php request (which matches the updated internal information for the new path) to the new filepath.

Rewrite any .php request (which matches the updated internal information for the new path) to the new filepath.

... loops forever or until the browser or server gives up ...

You need a RewriteCond in front of the Rule to check that the URL is coming directly from THE_REQUEST and not as a result of a previous rewrite.

[jdMorgan]

Or simply prevent that php file from being rewritten to itself:

RewriteCond $1 !^template_prod$
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.php$ /template_prod.php?load_prod=$1 [NC,L]

Jim