redirecting non file endings to proper files

[surrealillusions]

Hi all,

Is there a simple rewrite rule for .htaccess to redirect all directory url's to the relevant file.

For example:

Theres a page called competition.php and I would like competition/ to redirect to that file. Plus for all other pages. I could create each directory and put a redirect file in there, or create a line for each page in the .htaccess, but is there a catch all code?

Thanks.

[jdMorgan]

Simple, no. But this thread [webmasterworld.com] may be of use to you. Note that the thread was named by the original poster, and reflects his thoughts, not ours... :)

I strongly suggest that you *do not* use URLs with trailing slashes for *pages*. Trailing slashes should be reserved for directories or for directory index pages. Avoid making each of your URLs one character longer (for no benefit), make them easier to type-in directly and to "announce" on the phone or radio or TV, and avoid problems with the way that browsers resolve page-relative links.

Jim

[surrealillusions]

Hmmm...interesting :) That thread has alot of scary htaccess code rewrites...

The reason why I would of liked to do this is for the purpose of making the url look prettier, for links on various sites and that.

The site is relatively small, so I guess for those links that I am looking to promote, maybe a page or 3 here and there, it'd be easier just to make the directory and redirect the index file in there to the appropiate page.

Thanks.

:)

[g1smd]

You certainly don't want to be "redirecting" if you can help it.

Not only does it mess up your site stats, it also signals a site of 'low technical quality' to some search engines.