Apache root configuration for Trailing Slash Solution - http://josephspurrier.com/trailing-slash-solution/

.htaccess

# Remove Apache variations on URL, best for SEO
Options -MultiViews

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
    # Ensure index.php is only allowed as index
    DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /

    # Strip main index.php and query string
    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET./+index\.php\? [NC]
    RewriteRule . /? [R=301,NE,L]

    # Strip multiple slashes and query string
    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} (.*)//(.*)
    RewriteRule (.*) /$1? [R=301,NE,L]

    # If real file has a trailing slash, remove it and strip the query string
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
    RewriteRule ^/?(.*[^index.php])/$ /$1? [R=301,NE,NC,L]

    # Check for file
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

    # Send all other requests to index.php
    RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>

A sub folder Apache config file is available here: https://gist.github.com/josephspurrier/9847516.

By using these two scripts, both applications will handle pages the same.