apache - .htaccess rewriterule - double question marks -

if have .htaccess rewriterules this:

rewriterule ^example/(.*)$ example?id=$1 [l] rewriterule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [l,qsa,nc] 

it rewrite index.php?q=example?id=def

i want index.php?q=example&id=def

i can have rewriterules instead:

rewriterule ^example/(.*)$ example&id=$1 [l] rewriterule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [l,qsa,nc] 

it work, doesn't feel right. what's right way of doing this?

sure, may not feel right, believe way can it.

essentially, think way you're going incorrect. @ end of day, if want rewrite example/4 index.php?q=example&id=4, that's rule should state. passing through second rule not necessary.

as practice, keep simple:

rewriterule ^([^/]+)/(\d+)$ index.php?q=$1&id=$2 [end,qsa,nc] rewriterule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [l,qsa,nc] 

here, we're checking that's not slash in first part , digits in second part, , rewriting index.php. else goes straight index.php without id query parameter.