mod_rewrite strange behavior

Hi,

I’ve recently got a linux dedicated server and I’m having issues with mod_rewrite.

I'm using a very simple rewrite rule in my .htaccess file to rewrite the following URL:

http://type-domain-here.com/view.php?id=9166

to this one

http://type-domain-here.com/item/9166/

Here is my .htaccess file:

Code: 
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^item/[0-9]+/?$ /view.php?id=$1
The rewrite works to some extent, because the http://type-domain-here.com/view.php page executes when I type http://type-domain-here.com/item/[insert_number_here]/.
The problem is that the id parameter (id=9166 in the above example) cannot be accessed with $_GET["id"] on my page; the $_GET["id"] is empty. If I access directly the standard URL:

http://type-domain-here.com/view.php?id=9166

the $_GET["id"] has a value of 9166, as it should.

I have the same rewrite rule working on several other sites on different servers.

I would appreciate your suggestions and ideas of how to fix that.


Thanks in advance,

Peter

 

 

 

 

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