my current .htaccess code is

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ([^/\.]+)/$ script.php?a=$1 [L]


This basically masks
domain.com/script.php?a=anything-they-type
to
domain.com/anything-they-type/

Currently, I have a folder at domain.com/foldexists/ but when I try to go there, the htaccess rule comes to play and instead of viewing the contents of that folder, I see domain.com/script.php?a=foldexists

How can i make it so that that condition doesnt apply to foldexists?

You could just make sure that the directory requested does not exist first :

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteRule ([^/\.]+)/$ script.php?a=$1 [L]

If the full check : not a file, not a dir and not a link.

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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

is enough if you only deals with directories.

works like a charm. Thanks