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Asked: 2026-05-18T19:48:58+00:00

I have the following htaccess file: RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^([^/]*)$ /bio.php?bio=$1 [L] I need

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I have the following htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)$ /bio.php?bio=$1 [L]

I need it to do the following:

  • Get the following rewritten URL: http://www.website.com/john-smith to go to /bio.php?bio=john-smith (that kind of works at the moment)
  • If there is already a folder (eg /about-us/) then show the file in that instead. At the moment it does but it adds ?bio=about-us on the end.
  • Ideally if possible work with & without the trailing slash.

Any help much appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try something like this:

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ bio/bio.php?q=$1 [L]

    First line will skip the RewriteRule if it finds a matching physical file; second line will skip it if it finds a matching directory. The third line is the rewrite rule that will be executed if the preceding condtions are met.

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