simple url rewriting

Try this:

RewriteRule http://www.mysite.com/([^/]*)$ http://www.mysite.com/artiste-bio.php?username=$1 [L]

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does not seem to work.
Besides I just realized : it will work badly with files like /images /scripts /admin etc..
Do you have a suggestion to simplify this kind of url ?

http://www.mysite.com/artiste-bio.php?username=ana

Regards

What are you using the parameter for; a re-direct or query?


Cd&

for a SQL quesry

Okay you currently hit http://www.mysite.com/ana where it by default goes to http://www.mysite.com/ana/index.php

so why not do a php re-direct in index.php like this

header("Status: 301 Moved Permanently");

header("Location:http://www.mysite.com/artiste-bio.php?". $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);

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Cd&

No,
I think I expressed myself badly

http://www.mysite.com/ana   goes to  http://www.mysite.com/artiste-bio.php?username=ana
http://www.mysite.com/john goes to  http://www.mysite.com/artiste-bio.php?username=john
etc...
except for
http://www.mysite.com/images/
http://www.mysite.com/scripts/
http://www.mysite.com/admin


Is it something that can be done with .htaccess ?

regards