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Asked: 2026-05-27T19:29:16+00:00

This RewriteRule RewriteRule ^test/(.*)$ test.php?url=$1 On this URL mysite.com/test//one///two////three/// Is giving me this result

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This RewriteRule

RewriteRule ^test/(.*)$ test.php?url=$1

On this URL

mysite.com/test//one///two////three///

Is giving me this result

$1=url='one/two/three/'

I’m using easyphp if it matters and I like to know why is Apache removing multiple slashes internally without redirecting to correcred URL? and how can I disable or add a redirect to this behaviour?

Thank in advance

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  1. Editorial Team

    It seems multiple slashes are against the standard. As pointed out in this post, RFC 1630 says:

    PATH

    The rest of the URI follows the colon in a format depending on the
    scheme. The path is interpreted in a manner dependent on the
    protocol being used. However, when it contains slashes, these
    ust imply a hierarchical structure.

    /// does not imply a hierarchical structure – you’d have empty folder names. From that I would guess that Apache’s behaviour is by design. (Nor would it be a good idea to use multiple slashes, as the result would be an invalid URL).

    I would use a different character instead.

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