linux - htaccess RewriteCond not always working -

i having problem on linux web server.

basically have following htaccess code:

<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c> rewriteengine on rewritebase / rewriterule ^index\.php$ - [l] rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d rewriterule . /index.php [l] </ifmodule> 

which works fine, if go www.mydomain.com/blablablajrehkhsg shows me www.mydomain.com/index.php page.

but doesn't work. example on specific uri www.mydomain.com/specific-uri 404 page not found error.

i tried add following line in htaccess

rewritecond %{request_uri} ^/specific-uri 

so htaccess becomes:

<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c> rewriteengine on rewritebase / rewriterule ^index\.php$ - [l] rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d rewritecond %{request_uri} ^/specific-uri rewriterule . /index.php [l] </ifmodule> 

but still won't show mt index.php page.

please help, have no idea be.

thanks

ok, solved problem.

basically there page on root called specific-uri.php in conflict. the:

rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f 

condition take care of this, think apache converting /specific-uri specific-uri.php before htaccess condition.

so added this:

options -multiviews 

before condition in htaccess believe tells apache stop looking similar content uri.

now can see /specific-uri , specific-uri.php separetly.