HTACCESS interfering with real directories! Help?

Hey guys.

So it seems that my HTACCESS mod_rewrite function that changes (file).php into /(file) is interfering with real directories. My HTACCESS file is trying to find a php file from a directory named “pages” and when trying to access directories like ”/blog” with a wordpress installation on it, it returns an error saying…

“Not Found

The requested URL /pages/blog.php was not found on this server.”

Is there any possible way I could make a rewrite function to avoid particular directories? I really do not want to have to leave my url’s with ”.php” extensions!

Thanks in advance, LionArt.

EDIT : I have put this in all marketplaces because there is either CodeCanyon or ThemeForest that this could go on… I needed both

best to post your existing htaccess

Maybe add a -d -f to your rewrite. This tells Apache to avoid real directories and files.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ /pages/$1.php
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/$ /pages/$1.php
RewriteRule ^manage/ - [L]
RewriteRule ^/forum/ - [L]
RewriteRule ^blog/ - [L]

Anyone have a simpler way of doing this? or one that will recognize real directories?

I use this when hiding PHP extension: http://www.spencerdrager.com/2010/02/07/hide-php-extension-in-url-using-htaccess/

you could try:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ /pages/$1.php
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/$ /pages/$1.php

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ rewrite.php [L,QSA]

dtbaker said
you could try:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ /pages/$1.php
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/$ /pages/$1.php

This give me the same issue as before.

Try seeing for yourself… http://www.hostpyro.com

Try clicking on “blog” or “forum”.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ index.php?page=$1
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/$ index.php?page=$1

This is the code I’m using now, it’s still not working. It’s still trying to find real directories as “pages/(pagename).php”.

Can anyone PLEASE help.