How to Clean URL using .htaccess - php

Question

I am very frustrated looking for working clean URL using .htaccess:
My .htaccess code:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^([^/\.]+)/?$ $1.php [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^/([0-9]+)$ product.php?id=$1
The first rule is percfectly working in hiding the .php extension of my URL but the second rule is not working. The URL of my product after clicking the product ID no on the product list. I'm using free host for now. freehost.16mb.com/product?id=156
My Code of my product list link is:
link 1 array
So I'll try to clean the URL using .htaccess into freehost.16mb.com/product/156.
I am using the .htaccess code above but it doesn't work for me. I need some help.

Answer 1

Your second rule does not make the provision for the leading /product before the ID, and your HTML anchor is using the format that you are rewriting to - this needs to be swapped around.
Change your anchor tag to the following:
<a href="/<?php echo $row['ID']; ?>
You also need to fix your rule up a bit by adding the QSA and L flags, and by removing the leading slash from the rule's pattern:
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)$ product.php?id=$1 [QSA,L]
Once you've done that, /1234 will rewrite to /product.php?id=1234.
However, if you wish for the /product segment to be included, then use these instead:
<a href="/product/<?php echo $row['ID']; ?>
RewriteRule ^product/([0-9]+)$ product.php?id=$1 [QSA,L]

Answer 2

Just Use this in your .htaccess:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule product/id/(.*)/ product?id=$1
RewriteRule product/id/(.*) product?id=$1
This will turn your URL into:
freehost.16mb.com/product/id/156
To have freehost.16mb.com/product/156 just remove the id/ from the RewriteRule, so it will be:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule product/(.*)/ product?id=$1
RewriteRule product/(.*) product?id=$1
---- ALTERNATIVE ----
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)id=156($|&)
RewriteRule ^freehost\.16mb\.com/product$ /freehost.16mb.com/product/156?&%{QUERY_STRING}