> 1. RewriteRule ^topics/([a-zA-Z-]+) - inside a set has a special meaning so you have to escape it: RewriteRule ^topics/([a-zA-Z\-]+) > 2. RewriteRule ^topics/([a-zA-Z+]-) > 3. RewriteRule ^topics/([a-zA-Z-]-) The + at the end means 'one or more times the previous', so changing it into a - doesn't work. Joost --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx