rbowen 2004/08/03 14:33:17
Modified: htdocs/manual/misc rewriteguide.html
Log:
A few gramatical tweaks, and the introduction of some actual text
instead of a "..." which has been there For All Time.
Revision Changes Path
1.20 +12 -4 httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/misc/rewriteguide.html
Index: rewriteguide.html
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--- rewriteguide.html 7 Jul 2003 21:32:12 -0000 1.19
+++ rewriteguide.html 3 Aug 2004 21:33:17 -0000 1.20
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
<p>This document supplements the mod_rewrite <a
href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">reference documentation</a>.
It describes how one can use Apache's mod_rewrite to solve
- typical URL-based problems webmasters are usually confronted
- with in practice. I give detailed descriptions on how to
+ typical URL-based problems with which webmasters are often
+ confronted. We give detailed descriptions on how to
solve each problem by configuring URL rewriting rulesets.</p>
<h2><a id="ToC1" name="ToC1">Introduction to
mod_rewrite</a></h2>
The Apache module mod_rewrite is a killer one, i.e. it is a
really sophisticated module which provides a powerful way to
- do URL manipulations. With it you can nearly do all types of
+ do URL manipulations. With it you can do nearly all types of
URL manipulations you ever dreamed about. The price you have
to pay is to accept complexity, because mod_rewrite's major
drawback is that it is not easy to understand and use for the
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@
<dl>
<dt><strong>Description:</strong></dt>
- <dd>...</dd>
+ <dd>The goal of this rule is to force the use of a particular
+ hostname, in preference to other hostnames which may be used to
+ reach the same site. For example, if you wish to force the use
+ of <strong>www.example.com</strong> instead of
+ <strong>example.com</strong>, you might use a variant of the
+ following recipe.</dd>
<dt><strong>Solution:</strong></dt>
@@ -124,10 +129,13 @@
<tr>
<td>
<pre>
+# For sites running on a port other than 80
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^fully\.qualified\.domain\.name [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$
RewriteRule ^/(.*)
http://fully.qualified.domain.name:%{SERVER_PORT}/$1 [L,R]
+
+# And for a site running on port 80
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^fully\.qualified\.domain\.name [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteRule ^/(.*) http://fully.qualified.domain.name/$1 [L,R]
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