.htaccess: Rewrite Problem.

Question

Hi, I'm creating a website. I have this code in the .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/$ /redirect.php?id=$1
But when I go to, for example /ASEi it says 404 Not Found. What's the problem?

Answer 1

Try this instead:

RewriteRule ^/([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/$ /redirect.php?id=$1

Answer 2

I found it, the problem was the first /. The .htaccess now looks like:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$ redirect.php?id=$1