I'm not sure where you would put this, but I found this pretty simple for me to understand. Maybe you can use it somewhere. I just didn't know where to put it.

http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess.php

Nicely done, and loads of good stuff there. Thanks. Bookmarked.

Good stuff there indeed, thanks for the link. Bookmarked too.

Thanks for the link. A nice one!

Yeah loved this when i was beginning .htaccess .

But still hasnt got a descent url rewrite tutorial....still a bit cryptic for beginners

Biggest thing with url rewrites is that $1, $2 etc arnt variables like php, theyre anchors