Newbie to RewriteRule

Problem with RewriteRule

[craig_lock]

I want to send a specific URL syntax to go to a page like this below
URL Rewrite URL<ID>.htm to URL.php?ID=<ID>

this is the code that i use to do it, but comes up with an error

#### CODE START #######
RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

RewriteBase /test/
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-f
RewriteRule ^press(.*).htm press.htm?PressID=$1 [R]
#### CODE END #######

The full path to the website is:
/home/bloww/public_html/test

If that is needed, any help given to point me in the right direction will be gratefully appreciated

[jdMorgan]

craig_lock,

Welcome to WebmasterWorld!

Take a look at your server error log file after you get an error. It will identify the problem. You may be able to find it by fishing around using FTP. If not, ask your host where it is located.

Here's a cleanup of your code, but I doubt it will change anything:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /test/
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^press([^.]+)\.htm$ /press.htm?PressID=$1 [L]

Again, find and check your server error log; It's essential for working with the server while preserving your sanity.

Jim

[craig_lock]

Thank you managed to get it working from that using snippets of your code :D