diff --git a/mod.php b/mod.php
index 96fd64e8..b1422b6a 100644
--- a/mod.php
+++ b/mod.php
@@ -21,69 +21,79 @@ if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
 $query = isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']) ? $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] : '';
 
 $pages = array(
-	'!^$!'					=> ':?/',		// redirect to dashboard
-	'!^/$!'					=> 'dashboard',		// dashboard
-	'!^/confirm/(.+)$!'			=> 'confirm',		// confirm action (if javascript didn't work)
-	'!^/logout$!'				=> 'logout',		// logout
+	''					=> ':?/',		// redirect to dashboard
+	'/'					=> 'dashboard',		// dashboard
+	'/confirm/(.+)'				=> 'confirm',		// confirm action (if javascript didn't work)
+	'/logout'				=> 'logout',		// logout
 	
-	'!^/users$!'				=> 'users',		// manage users
-	'!^/users/(\d+)$!'			=> 'user',		// edit user
-	'!^/users/(\d+)/(promote|demote)$!'	=> 'user_promote',	// prmote/demote user
-	'!^/users/new$!'			=> 'user_new',		// create a new user
-	'!^/new_PM/([^/]+)$!'			=> 'new_pm',		// create a new pm
-	'!^/PM/(\d+)(/reply)?$!'		=> 'pm',		// read a pm
-	'!^/inbox$!'				=> 'inbox',		// pm inbox
+	'/users'				=> 'users',		// manage users
+	'/users/(\d+)'				=> 'user',		// edit user
+	'/users/(\d+)/(promote|demote)'		=> 'user_promote',	// prmote/demote user
+	'/users/new'				=> 'user_new',		// create a new user
+	'/new_PM/([^/]+)'			=> 'new_pm',		// create a new pm
+	'/PM/(\d+)(/reply)?'			=> 'pm',		// read a pm
+	'/inbox'				=> 'inbox',		// pm inbox
 	
-	'!^/noticeboard$!'			=> 'noticeboard',	// view noticeboard
-	'!^/noticeboard/(\d+)$!'		=> 'noticeboard',	// view noticeboard
-	'!^/noticeboard/delete/(\d+)$!'		=> 'noticeboard_delete',// delete from noticeboard
-	'!^/log$!'				=> 'log',		// modlog
-	'!^/log/(\d+)$!'			=> 'log',		// modlog
-	'!^/news$!'				=> 'news',		// view news
-	'!^/news/(\d+)$!'			=> 'news',		// view news
-	'!^/news/delete/(\d+)$!'		=> 'news_delete',	// delete from news
+	'/noticeboard'				=> 'noticeboard',	// view noticeboard
+	'/noticeboard/(\d+)'			=> 'noticeboard',	// view noticeboard
+	'/noticeboard/delete/(\d+)'		=> 'noticeboard_delete',// delete from noticeboard
+	'/log'					=> 'log',		// modlog
+	'/log/(\d+)'				=> 'log',		// modlog
+	'/news'					=> 'news',		// view news
+	'/news/(\d+)'				=> 'news',		// view news
+	'/news/delete/(\d+)'			=> 'news_delete',	// delete from news
 	
-	'!^/edit/(\w+)$!'			=> 'edit_board',	// edit board details
-	'!^/new-board$!'			=> 'new_board',		// create a new board
+	'/edit/(\w+)'				=> 'edit_board',	// edit board details
+	'/new-board'				=> 'new_board',		// create a new board
 	
-	'!^/rebuild$!'				=> 'rebuild',		// rebuild static files
-	'!^/reports$!'				=> 'reports',		// report queue
-	'!^/reports/(\d+)/dismiss(all)?$!'	=> 'report_dismiss',	// dismiss a report
+	'/rebuild'				=> 'rebuild',		// rebuild static files
+	'/reports'				=> 'reports',		// report queue
+	'/reports/(\d+)/dismiss(all)?'		=> 'report_dismiss',	// dismiss a report
 	
-	'!^/ban$!'				=> 'ban',		// new ban
-	'!^/IP/([\w.:]+)$!'			=> 'ip',		// view ip address
-	'!^/IP/([\w.:]+)/remove_note/(\d+)$!'	=> 'ip_remove_note',	// remove note from ip address
-	'!^/bans$!'				=> 'bans',		// ban list
-	'!^/bans/(\d+)$!'			=> 'bans',		// ban list
+	'/ban'					=> 'ban',		// new ban
+	'/IP/([\w.:]+)'				=> 'ip',		// view ip address
+	'/IP/([\w.:]+)/remove_note/(\d+)'	=> 'ip_remove_note',	// remove note from ip address
+	'/bans'					=> 'bans',		// ban list
+	'/bans/(\d+)'				=> 'bans',		// ban list
 	
-	'!^/(\w+)/delete/(\d+)$!'		=> 'delete',		// delete post
-	'!^/(\w+)/ban(&delete)?/(\d+)$!'	=> 'ban_post',		// ban poster
-	'!^/(\w+)/deletefile/(\d+)$!'		=> 'deletefile',	// delete file from post
-	'!^/(\w+)/deletebyip/(\d+)(/global)?$!'	=> 'deletebyip',	// delete all posts by IP address
-	'!^/(\w+)/(un)?lock/(\d+)$!'		=> 'lock',		// lock thread
-	'!^/(\w+)/(un)?sticky/(\d+)$!'		=> 'sticky',		// sticky thread
-	'!^/(\w+)/bump(un)?lock/(\d+)$!'	=> 'bumplock',		// "bumplock" thread
+	'/(\w+)/delete/(\d+)'			=> 'delete',		// delete post
+	'/(\w+)/ban(&delete)?/(\d+)'		=> 'ban_post',		// ban poster
+	'/(\w+)/deletefile/(\d+)'		=> 'deletefile',	// delete file from post
+	'/(\w+)/deletebyip/(\d+)(/global)?'	=> 'deletebyip',	// delete all posts by IP address
+	'/(\w+)/(un)?lock/(\d+)'		=> 'lock',		// lock thread
+	'/(\w+)/(un)?sticky/(\d+)'		=> 'sticky',		// sticky thread
+	'/(\w+)/bump(un)?lock/(\d+)'		=> 'bumplock',		// "bumplock" thread
 	
 	// these pages aren't listed in the dashboard without $config['debug']
-	'!^/debug/antispam$!'			=> 'debug_antispam',
+	'/debug/antispam'			=> 'debug_antispam',
 	
 	// This should always be at the end:
-	'!^/(\w+)/$!'											=> 'view_board',
-	'!^/(\w+)/' . preg_quote($config['file_index'], '!') . '$!'					=> 'view_board',
-	'!^/(\w+)/' . str_replace('%d', '(\d+)', preg_quote($config['file_page'], '!')) . '$!'		=> 'view_board',
-	'!^/(\w+)/' . preg_quote($config['dir']['res'], '!') .
-			str_replace('%d', '(\d+)', preg_quote($config['file_page'], '!')) . '$!'	=> 'view_thread',
+	'/(\w+)/'										=> 'view_board',
+	'/(\w+)/' . preg_quote($config['file_index'], '!')					=> 'view_board',
+	'/(\w+)/' . str_replace('%d', '(\d+)', preg_quote($config['file_page'], '!'))		=> 'view_board',
+	'/(\w+)/' . preg_quote($config['dir']['res'], '!') .
+			str_replace('%d', '(\d+)', preg_quote($config['file_page'], '!'))	=> 'view_thread',
 );
 
 
+
 if (!$mod) {
-	$pages = array('//' => 'login');
+	$pages = array('!!' => 'login');
 } elseif (isset($_GET['status'], $_GET['r'])) {
 	header('Location: ' . $_GET['r'], true, (int)$_GET['status']);
-} elseif (isset($config['mod']['custom_pages'])) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+if (isset($config['mod']['custom_pages'])) {
 	$pages = array_merge($pages, $config['mod']['custom_pages']);
 }
 
+$new_pages = array();
+foreach ($pages as $key => $callback) {
+	$new_pages[@$key[0] == '!' ? $key : "!^$key$!"] = $callback;
+}
+$pages = $new_pages;
+
 foreach ($pages as $uri => $handler) {
 	if (preg_match($uri, $query, $matches)) {
 		$matches = array_slice($matches, 1);