mod_rewrite and url depth

Hi,

I tried to use many variations of RewriteRule but I couldn't get it to
work as I'd like to. The thing is I need to use up to 3 variables in url
which looks like:
http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a&sub=b&item=c

I'd like to make it work with urls entered as follows:
1)
http://www.domain.com/a/b/c.html
pointing to: http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a&sub=b&item=c

2)
http://www.domain.com/a/b/
http://www.domain.com/a/b
http://www.domain.com/a/b.html
pointing to: http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a&sub=b

3)
http://www.domain.com/a
http://www.domain.com/a/
http://www.domain.com/a.html
pointing to: http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a

Is it possible to make it work? And if, I will appreciate any hint how
to solve this problem.
Best regards,
PB&J

Peanut Butter & Jelly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to use many variations of RewriteRule but I couldn't get it
to
> work as I'd like to. The thing is I need to use up to 3 variables in
> url which looks like:
> http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a&sub=b&item=c
>
> I'd like to make it work with urls entered as follows:
> 1)
> http://www.domain.com/a/b/c.html
> pointing to: http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a&sub=b&item=c
>
> 2)
> http://www.domain.com/a/b/
> http://www.domain.com/a/b
> http://www.domain.com/a/b.html
> pointing to: http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a&sub=b
>
> 3)
> http://www.domain.com/a
> http://www.domain.com/a/
> http://www.domain.com/a.html
> pointing to: http://www.domain.com/index.php?cat=a
>
> Is it possible to make it work? And if, I will appreciate any hint
how
> to solve this problem.

Well, if you can accept 'emtpy' GET variables in your script (ie, in
the last case indec.php?cat=a&sub=&item= is no trouble, which is the
way I usually write:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)/?([^/]*)?/?([^/]*)?/?(\.html)?$
index.php?cat=$1&sub=$2&item=$3

--
Grtz,

Rik Wasmus

Rik napisa³(a):

> Well, if you can accept 'emtpy' GET variables in your script (ie, in
> the last case indec.php?cat=a&sub=&item= is no trouble, which is the
> way I usually write:
>
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
> RewriteRule ^([^/]*)/?([^/]*)?/?([^/]*)?/?(\.html)?$
> index.php?cat=$1&sub=$2&item=$3
>

This is exactly what I need!
Thank you very much!
PB&J