routes help - adds question mark.

[eluser]dippy[/eluser]
if i take the '\?' out of the following line the url does not change.

Code:

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

all i get is the home page no matter what url i goto...

and if i use the [L] the .htaccess file and goto 'services/seo' it is redirecting me but still adding that to a query string like so

Code:

http://www.mysite.com/services/search-engine-optimization?/services/seo

BUT when i did take the '\?' out and tried to goto 'services/seo' the url went to the correct url and DID NOT add to the query string.. but the page stayed on the home page no matter what url i put in....

any thoughts? seems to be the .htaccess file thats adding the ?oldurl