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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules Adding A Trailing Slash

Juliette Tworsey
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Juliette Tworsey
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Adding a Trailing Slash with a RewriteRule

I'm I in the right ballpark? I'm stumped.

Thanks:-)

RewriteEngine  On   
RewriteRule ^flavors/$ /all_flavors.php
RewriteRule ^(/all_flavors.php/)$ /$1/ [R=301]
RewriteRule ^([/flavors]+)$ http://all_flavors.php/$flavors/ [R=301]

2 Answers

Mohammed Khalil Ait Brahim
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Mohammed Khalil Ait Brahim
Mohammed Khalil Ait Brahim
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For the second rewrite rule I have a strange feeling about it. you store the value 

$1 = /all_flavors.php/

and you do /$1/ which means //all_flavors.php// double slashes no ?

Juliette Tworsey
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Juliette Tworsey
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This is what ended up working for me Mohammed:

RewriteRule ^/flavors$ /flavors/ [R=301]

Also, off topic, but I have just come across a pretty awesome Rewrite generator!

Maybe this could save some of us some headaches in the future:-)

https://donatstudios.com/RewriteRule_Generator

Mohammed Khalil Ait Brahim
Mohammed Khalil Ait Brahim
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Mohammed Khalil Ait Brahim
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Oh that looks like a very useful tool thanks for sharing Juliette :D