That Mod_rewrite thing

I've been trying to mod-rewrite my dynamic urls for my directory at www.deep-mind.com/directory/index.php

I've tried all sorts and currently have the following in a .htaccess file in the directory folder

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)\.html$  index.php?ax=list&cat_id=$1 [L]

Code (markup):

Nothings working and the whole mod_rewrite thing seems tortuous What am I missing (I know the mod_rewrite setup works because I have a working version of Owlcrofts freebie tool that relies on it)

 

I'm no mod_rewrite expert but I think that sytanx is invalid. Try this:

RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)\.html$  [B]/[/B]index.php?ax=list&cat_id=$1 [L]

Code (markup):

 

No joy

I've reached the point of trying variations at chance... I dreamed mod-rewrite last night and should be asleep right now!!

 

Try this:

RewriteRule ^directory/([0-9]+)\.html$  http://www.deep-mind.com/directory/index.php?ax=list&cat_id=$1 [L]

Code (markup):