So here's what my htaccess clean url code look like:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^myvar=0
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\..*$
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)/?$ /$1.php?myvar=0 [QSA,L]
This htaccess code permits files on the root to work with .php, trailing slash, or nothing. So blah.com/blah.php works blah.com/blah works blah.com/blah/ works
However if there's a folder on my root, say the name is 'news', the file 'news' on the root cannot take on a clean url. So blah.com/news.php works but blah.com/news and blah.com/news/ both do not work.
For some reason, files inside a folder must have a file extension (.php), so blah.com/news/obama.php works blah.com/news/obama and blah.com/news/obama/ both do not work.
What's wrong with the .htaccess code and how can I correct it?
tl;dr Is there an htaccess code that can make it so .php works, trailing slash works, and no trailing slash works? I know absolutely nothing about htaccess.
Also: I posted this same question yesterday but was met with no reply. Not sure why. If there is something confusing, I'll try to clear it up. Thanks!