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

crystal oakley
crystal oakley
5,709 Points
Posted by crystal oakley
crystal oakley
5,709 Points

Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules

The challenge asks to add a rewrite rule to add a trailing slash. I can not figure this out.

RewriteRule ^(flavors/[0-9]+)$ /$1/

RewriteEngine  On   
RewriteRule ^flavors/$ /all_flavors.php
RewriteRule ^(flavors/[0-9]+)$ /$1/ [R=301]

1 Answer

Becky Hirsch
Becky Hirsch
14,069 Points

Hi Crystal! I did the RewriteRule section not too long ago and it was really hard for me to wrap my head around. You almost have it. Just remove the /[0-9]+ part and it works. So like this:

RewriteRule ^(flavors)$ /$1/ [R=301]

I hope this helps!

crystal oakley
crystal oakley
5,709 Points
crystal oakley
crystal oakley
5,709 Points

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

Becky Hirsch
Becky Hirsch
14,069 Points

My pleasure! :)