[thelist] mod_rewrite regular expression

[Simon Perry]

Simon Perry wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am having problems with mod_rewrite using the following;
>
> Options +FollowSymlinks
> RewriteEngine On
> RewriteBase /
>
> RewriteRule ^dir/([\d+]+)$ /re_engine/script.php?var1=$1

Sorry typo above it should have read
RewriteRule ^flights/([\w+]+)$ /re_engine/flights.php?area=$1
Still not working though :-(

>
> The above should match this
> www.domain.com/dir/test
> or this
> www.domain.com/dir/test_underscore
> but I end up with a 404 and no messages in the logs.
>
> TIA
>
> Simon
>