Can apache rewrite rules go in httpd.conf

apache rewrite httpd.conf
Ben Paton picture Ben Paton · Oct 17, 2012 · Viewed 19.7k times · Source

How do I create a simple apache rewrite rule to rewrite:

http://domain.com/vanity to http://domain.com/foo/

Also can rewrite rules go in httpd.conf or do they have to go in a .htaccess file?

Thanks in advance.

Answer

artfulrobot picture artfulrobot · Jun 26, 2013

Put this in your website's <virtualhost>.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/vanity$ /foo/ [L]

The [L] will silently redirect, so the user will still see /vanity in the URL. You could use [R] to force a redirect.

Related questions

Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off

I've read almost everything possible for this issue and couldn't find anything that would solve my problem. This is erorr log I'm getting: Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden: /var/www/vhosts/site.…

Read More
"OR" Flag in .htaccess mod_rewrite

Just found this .htaccess rewrite code RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^my.domain.com$ [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !public/ RewriteRule (.*) /public/$1 [L] And I was wondering what was the purpose of the "OR" flag. Already checked the doc http://…

Read More
Apache 301 Redirect and preserving post data

I have implemented SEO URLs using Apache 301 redirects to a 'redirect.cfm' in the root of the website which handles all URL building and content delivering. Post data is lost during a 301 redirect. Unable to find a solution so far, …

Read More