Q:

Why is Apache removing multiple slashes? 

This RewriteRule 
RewriteRule ^test/(.*)$ test.php?url=$1 
On this URL 
mysite.com/test//one///two////three/// 
Is giving me this result 
$1=url='one/two/three/' 
I'm using easyphp if it matters and I like to know why is Apache removing multiple slashes internally without redirecting to correcred URL?  and how can I disable or add a redirect to this behaviour?  
Thank in advance

A:

It seems multiple slashes are against the standard.  As pointed out in this post, RFC 1630 says:

PATH
The rest of the URI follows the colon in a format depending on the
       scheme.  The path is interpreted in a manner dependent on the
        protocol being used.   However, when it contains slashes, these
        ust imply a hierarchical structure. 

/// does not imply a hierarchical structure - you'd have empty folder names.  From that I would guess that Apache's behaviour is by design. ( Nor would it be a good idea to use multiple slashes, as the result would be an invalid URL). 
I would use a different character instead.