php apache mod re-write

[rremm2000]

Hello and thanks for reading my question.

I have the following htaccess file in each directory above the root httdocs that needs rewrite.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([/]+) index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

so I have the same exact .htaccess file in
/httdocs/blog/.htaccess
/httdocs/events/.htaccess

What I would like to do is have one .htaccess in the root, maybe something like
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([/]+) blog/index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^([/]+) events/index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

Can this be done? Which way is actually better?

[rremm2000]

I forgot to say but I've already tried the easy stuff...lol
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %blog/{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %events/{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([/]+) blog/index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^([/]+) events/index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

AND

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond blog/%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond events/%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([/]+) blog/index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^([/]+) events/index.php?folder=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

neither worked it either wouldn't let me in to the blogs directory or really hosed the html on my root index page.