rewrite 2 php variables clean url

Question

I have website.co.uk/product.php?id=123456&name=name-of-product

and would like to rewrite this to:

website.co.uk/product/123456/name-of-product

or even better:

website.co.uk/123456/name-of-product

I have this which rewrites the first variable $id

RewriteRule    ^product/([0-9]+)/?$    product.php?id=$1    [NC,L]    

to product/123456

just need the second variable

Answer 1

You can add another rule for the 2 parameter URI:

RewriteRule ^product/([0-9]+)/?$ product.php?id=$1 [NC,L,QSA]

RewriteRule ^product/([0-9]+)/([\w-]+)/?$ product.php?id=$1&name=$2 [NC,L,QSA]

Answer 2

Simply match another variable (correct the range to suit your needs):

RewriteRule    ^product/([0-9]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)/?$    product.php?id=$1&name=$2    [NC,L]    

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