Newbie needs help with mod rewrite multiple variables

[smm18951]

I have three strings that I need to rewrite but both need to be done in the same htaccess file.

the first one is:
details.php?merch=173&itm_num=LDUTH0004

and the second one is:
browse.php?merch=173&cat=5

and the third one is:
items.php?merch=173&cat=5&sub=1

I have a function htaccess file now that works great on on string and here it is:

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Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule details-merch-(.*)-itm_num-(.*)\.htm$ details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2

As I said I am looking for a way to rewrite all three lines when they are exectued. Anyone have any thoughts

[richardk]

Add more rules like the one you already have.

What are the URLs supposed to look like?

[smm18951]

I don't get it...do you mean I can just do this to the file and it will work?

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Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule details-merch-(.*)-itm_num-(.*)\.htm$ details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2
RewriteRule browse-merch-(.*)-cat-(.*)\.htm$ browse.php?merch=$1&cat=$2
RewriteRule items-merch-(.*)-cat-(.*)-sub-(.*)\.htm$ items.php?merch=$1&cat=$2&sub=$3

I thought you could only have one rule. Doesn't it matter that the name merch is in all three rules?

[richardk]

I thought you could only have one rule.

You can have as many rules as you like.

Doesn't it matter that the name merch is in all three rules?

No, it does not matter as long as the patterns (the first part) are different.

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Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^details-merch-([0-9]+)-itm_num-([0-9a-zA-Z]+)\.htm$  /details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^browse-merch-([0-9]+)-cat-([0-9]+)\.htm$             /browse.php?merch=$1&cat=$2       [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^items-merch-([0-9]+)-cat-([0-9]+)-sub-([0-9]+)\.htm$ /items.php?merch=$1&cat=$2&sub=$3 [QSA,L]

[smm18951]

Although I appreciate your code example, I could not get it to work at all...is there anything else that I might be able to try?

Thank you

[richardk]

What about the rules you posted?

Try

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Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^details-merch-([0-9]+)-itm_num-([0-9a-zA-Z]+)\.htm$  /details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^browse-merch-([0-9]+)-cat-([0-9]+)\.htm$             /browse.php?merch=$1&cat=$2       [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^items-merch-([0-9]+)-cat-([0-9]+)-sub-([0-9]+)\.htm$ /items.php?merch=$1&cat=$2&sub=$3 [QSA,L]

Or

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Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule details-merch-([0-9]+)-itm_num-([0-9a-zA-Z]+)\.htm$  /details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule browse-merch-([0-9]+)-cat-([0-9]+)\.htm$             /browse.php?merch=$1&cat=$2       [QSA,L]
RewriteRule items-merch-([0-9]+)-cat-([0-9]+)-sub-([0-9]+)\.htm$ /items.php?merch=$1&cat=$2&sub=$3 [QSA,L]

Or

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Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule details-merch-([^/]+)-itm_num-([^/]+)\.htm$       /details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2  [QSA,L]
RewriteRule browse-merch-([^/]+)-cat-([^/]+)\.htm$            /browse.php?merch=$1&cat=$2       [QSA,L]
RewriteRule items-merch-([^/]+)-cat-([^/]+)-sub-([^/]+)\.htm$ /items.php?merch=$1&cat=$2&sub=$3 [QSA,L]