.htaccess rewrite #username and #username/photos - .htaccess

Question

hi guys i am trying to rewrite a url but getting errors
i would like to rewrite
www.example.com/photos.php?u=username
to
www.example.com/#username/photos
here is my code
IndexIgnore *
RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^#([A-Za-z0-9]+)$ user.php?u=$1 [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^#([A-Za-z0-9]+)$/^([A-Za-z0-9]+)$ user.php?u=$1 photos.php?u=$1 [NC,L]

Answer 1

Your first RewriteRule looks fine, but your second RewriteRule is full of errors.
You're trying to feed the right hand of the rule with 2 different address as seen at:
user.php?u=$1 photos.php?u=$1
Your rule on the left hand have a terminator sign at the middle of the regex and after it you start a new regex which would not work as well:
^#([A-Za-z0-9]+)$/^([A-Za-z0-9]+)$
This should work for your needs and it should be placed inside your .htaccess file, which should be located inside your domain ROOT folder along with both the photos.php and the user.php files or it will not work.
IndexIgnore *
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^#([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/photos$ photos.php?u=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^#([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$ user.php?u=$1 [QSA,L]
If you have a different folder setup then update your question with more information on it so I can update the rule to fit it.
The above rules will allow you to access the photo page in the following format:
www.example.com/#username/photos
And the users page in the following format:
www.example.com/#username