Fake Directory Mod_rewrite problem with slashes

Mod_rewrite question

[pjmaenh]

Hi,

i have this problem:
like most people, i want to get my server so that
[domain.com...]
Goes to [domain.com...]
I tried this:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/$ index.php?menu=$1 [L]

This only works fine when I add a / behind item:
[domain.com...] works,
but I want [domain.com...] to work too.
How can I do this?

[jdMorgan]

pjmaenh,

Welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com]!

You can make the trailing slash optional by following it with "?"

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/?$ index.php?menu=$1 [L]

Ref: Regular Expressions tutorial [etext.lib.virginia.edu].

Jim

[mep00]

There's an easier way:

RewriteRule ^(\.*)$ index.php [L]

---

index.php:

<?php
$uri = explode("/", $_SYSTEM['REQUEST_URI']);
$menu = $uri[1];
?>

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Mind you, I don't have much experience with this, so I might have made an error, but the basic idea is correct.