How on earth can I get my query string to disappear??

[memerson]

I'm trying to redirect a URL typed into the browser from:

http://www.domain.com/1/2

to:

http://www.domain.com/trigger.php?page=1&ref=2 (using the digits in the original URL)

However - I do not want the query string displayed in the browser bar, rather still have the original URL. My .htaccess file is as follows:

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Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)/(.*)/? trigger\.php?page=$1&ref=$2 [QSA,L]

I've tried many different variations, none seem to make it remain the original URL....

Thanks in advance
Michael

[richardk]

When you go to /1/2 you get visibly redirected to /trigger.php?page=1&ref=2?

Try

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Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ /trigger.php?page=$1&ref=$2 [QSA,L]

[memerson]

Thank you! That worked perfectly. I think I probably wrote a lot more stuff than I needed to.