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[Joost]

Thanks to funlw65 the code is updated

sNews shows identical content regardless whether a requested url ends with a slash or not.
If this requests returns content:
http;//booptrap.com/category/
This one returns the same:
http;//booptrap.com/category
So whenever a site links to an sNews driven site, omiting the trailing slash, Google will probably mark that as duplicate content.

Using .htaccess it is possible to let sNews redirect(permanent, 301) urls without trailing slashes.

Here is the rewrite rule replacement for .htaccess. You will have to edit #RewriteBase /sNews16 as usual.

RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /sNews16
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^(.+) $1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ index.php?category=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1/ [R=301,L]

... And here is the old version, which simply returns a "Page not found message"

RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /sNews16
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^(.+) $1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ index.php?category=$1 [L]

[funlw65]

Oho Joost!
I just wanted to post  a reply in Suggestions forums, to support Sven's request.
Thank you very much, K++

[Sven]

Hi fellows.
As usual, I don't get it at all.
What should be done exactly.

[funlw65]

Well, for now, the link

http;//sitename.com/category
will direct you to a 404
and http;//sitename.com/category/ will work as expected

[Sven]

 

RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /sNews16

mine is:

RewriteEngine On
#
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
(...)

#RewriteBase /database

gives an internal error (500).

[funlw65]

And if you let it at it is?
It counts only what is after it because you don't have snews under a sub-folder....

edit:
RewriteBase can remain as it is on your file

[Sven]

It counts only what is after it because you don't have snews under a sub-folder....

okey. Got it now. Thanks pal.

[funlw65]

Joost,
What about this?

Links without trailing slashes will be redirected (301) to links with trailing slashes. Of course, this will affect tag words which don't need trailing slash at the end but maybe this can be resolved inside code, not looked yet into...
I think tag case can be managed as in examples from that page....

What you think?

------------------------
EDIT:
The next rule for your already written rules can be this?
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1/ [L,R=301]
This way, all links without trailing slash will be redirect to one with trailing slash ... is working on my localhost but I'm not expert....

If this can meet your approval, can be:
RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /sNews16
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^(.+) $1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ index.php?category=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1/ [L,R=301]

[Joost]

I am not an expert either. However, logic and common sense, usual is my salvation(amen) .
It seems we both have different server configurations.
I adjusted your code, (which is by the way, far better then the code I've tried earlier today) to this:

RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /sNews16
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^(.+) $1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ index.php?category=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1/ [R=301,L]

I needed the extra line, to prevent .htaccess from adding an extra slash. The red line tells the server only to add slashes if it is not a directory.
I've tested yours and mine like this:
I've created a testmap, containing an index.html and somefile.html. I also have a somefile.html in the same directory as snews. That way, I am able to test all kinds of request like:

testmap/
testmap
testmap/somefile.html
somefile.html

Maybe you can do some similar testing on your local install?

[funlw65]

Is working also with that red line on my localhost

[Joost]

Is working also with that red line on my localhost

Well done funlw65.

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[funlw65]

  Thank you Joost, is ok with only one

[Sven]

Hello Big Indians
you're talking Apache to me.
Now my .htaccess is very so diffrent:

RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^(.*) $1 [L]
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
#RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ $1 [R=301,QSA,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule tag/(.*)$ index.php?search=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?category=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-z_]+)/([^/]+) index.php?category=$1&title=$2 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-z_]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/ index.php?category=$1&title=$2&commentspage=$3 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9_-]+)/([0-9]+)/ index.php?category=$1 articlespage=$2 [L]

Do I have to change something?

[Joost]

Do I have to change something?

I am not sure what code your showing.  It might include modified code to you need to run the site.
Anyway, the code that's published in the first post is the full monty. It meant to replace the .htaccess that's running a default installation.

[Sven]

Bloody Alzeimer! I can't remember when and why I changed it!