.htaccess: Multiple URLs catches filename
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Hi,
I have the following line in my .htaccess:
RewriteRule privacy stdpage.php?slug=privacy [L]So if you go to the www.mysite.com/privacy it takes the stdpage.php with the argument above.
But if you go to www.mysite.com/privacysssssssss catches the same file.
How can I prevent this? It will give me multiple URLs with the exact same content. I have a 404 page which i would like to show instead when the match is not 100%.
-Rasmus
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And another question.
If i have a file named filename.php I can not make and use a css file named filename.css. The names clash in some way.
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