server.js

var express = require("express");

var WEBROOT = path.join(path.dirname(__filename), "../client");

var app = express.createServer();
app.listen(3333);

var publicServer = express.static(path.join(WEBROOT + "/public"));
app.configure(function() {
  app.use(express.logger({
    format: ":method :url"
  }));
  app.use(app.router);
  app.use(publicServer);
});

// rewrite URLs and then serve:
// /1073678 -> / (works)
// /1073678/ -> / (does not work)
app.get("/:id([0-9]+)/?", function(req, res, next) {
  req.url = req.url.replace(id, "");
  
  publicServer(req, res);
});