Help with simple routing please?

Thank you, but still no luck. I tried both:

Code:

$route['([a-z]+)'] = 'tlc/view/$1'; and $route['(:any)'] = 'tlc/view/$1';

And also tried removing it altogether, doesnt work.

Also if I use the rewrite rule without a leading slash its giving me 500 server error

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L,QSA]

If I use it with a slash its giving me my webhosts 404

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.*)$/index.php?/$1 [L,QSA]

I tried other modifications of this rule online and it would give me CI 404 page.

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