Commit 13e319eb authored by Christophe Jaillet's avatar Christophe Jaillet
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Fix typo (extra sapce) in example spoted by Juan Antonio Rua Soto in online doc.

Add a few more links to modules and directives (more could be done)
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<p>This document supplements the <module>mod_rewrite</module>
<a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">reference documentation</a>. It describes
perhaps one of the most important concepts about mod_rewrite - namely,
perhaps one of the most important concepts about <module>mod_rewrite</module> - namely,
when to avoid using it.</p>

<p>mod_rewrite should be considered a last resort, when other
<p><module>mod_rewrite</module> should be considered a last resort, when other
alternatives are found wanting. Using it when there are simpler
alternatives leads to configurations which are confusing, fragile, and
hard to maintain. Understanding what other alternatives are available is
a very important step towards mod_rewrite mastery.</p>
a very important step towards <module>mod_rewrite</module> mastery.</p>

<p>Note that many of these examples won't work unchanged in your
particular server configuration, so it's important that you understand
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ and <code>/one/three/four.html</code>.</p>
<p>To redirect URLs under <code>/one</code> to
<code>http://one.example.com</code>, do the following:</p>

<highlight language="config">Redirect /one/ http://one.example.com/</highlight>
<highlight language="config">
Redirect "/one/" "http://one.example.com/"
</highlight>

<p>To redirect one hostname to another, for example
<code>example.com</code> to <code>www.example.com</code>, see the
@@ -130,16 +132,18 @@ task in a <code>.htaccess</code> file instead.</p>
<p>The <directive module="mod_alias">Alias</directive> directive
provides mapping from a URI to a directory - usually a directory outside
of your <directive module="core">DocumentRoot</directive>. Although it
is possible to perform this mapping with <code>mod_rewrite</code>,
<code>Alias</code> is the preferred method, for reasons of simplicity
and performance.</p>
is possible to perform this mapping with <module>mod_rewrite</module>,
<directive module="mod_alias">Alias</directive> is the preferred method, for
reasons of simplicity and performance.</p>

<example><title>Using Alias</title>
<highlight language="config">Alias "/cats" "/var/www/virtualhosts/felines/htdocs"</highlight>
<highlight language="config">
Alias "/cats" "/var/www/virtualhosts/felines/htdocs"
</highlight>
</example>

<p>
The use of <code>mod_rewrite</code> to perform this mapping may be
The use of <module>mod_rewrite</module> to perform this mapping may be
appropriate when you do not have access to the server configuration
files. Alias may only be used in server or virtualhost context, and not
in a <code>.htaccess</code> file.
@@ -153,7 +157,8 @@ server.</p>
<section id="vhosts"><title>Virtual Hosting</title>
<p>Although it is possible to handle <a href="vhosts.html">virtual hosts
with mod_rewrite</a>, it is seldom the right way. Creating individual
&lt;VirtualHost&gt; blocks is almost always the right way to go. In the
<directive module="core" type="section">VirtualHost</directive> blocks is
almost always the right way to go. In the
event that you have an enormous number of virtual hosts, consider using
<module>mod_vhost_alias</module> to create these hosts automatically.</p>

@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ seems like the right approach.</p>

<section id="proxy"><title>Simple Proxying</title>

<p><code>RewriteRule</code> provides the <a
<p><directive module="mod_rewrite">RewriteRule</directive> provides the <a
href="flags.html#flag_p">[P]</a> flag to pass rewritten URIs through
<module>mod_proxy</module>.</p>

@@ -233,7 +238,8 @@ header, response header, or environment variable, replacing

<p>See especially the <a href="../expr.html">expression evaluation
documentation</a> for a overview of what types of expressions you can
use in &lt;If&gt; sections, and in certain other directives.</p>
use in <directive module="core" type="section">If</directive> sections,
and in certain other directives.</p>

</section>