# Simple .htaccess - Clean URLs for articles and static pages
RewriteEngine On

# Directory index
DirectoryIndex index.php

# Static pages - Clean URLs
RewriteRule ^about/?$ about.php [L]
RewriteRule ^contact/?$ contact.php [L]
RewriteRule ^privacy/?$ privacy.php [L]
RewriteRule ^terms/?$ terms.php [L]
RewriteRule ^disclaimer/?$ disclaimer.php [L]
RewriteRule ^methodology/?$ methodology.php [L]
RewriteRule ^editorial-policy/?$ editorial-policy.php [L]
RewriteRule ^corrections/?$ corrections.php [L]

# Rewrite date-based article URLs to article.php
# /2025/08/16/article-title -> article.php?slug=2025/08/16/article-title
RewriteRule ^(\d{4}/\d{2}/\d{2}/.+)$ article.php?slug=$1 [L,QSA]