.htaccess instead of mod_rewrite

jasperlevink

Hello Folks!

I heard it is possible to use .htaccess files instead of the option mod_rewrite to rewrite urls to search engine friendly ones.
I'm not able to enable mod_rewrite so I hope someone can tell me how to do this with .htaccess.

Grtz.
Jasper

mathiaus

mod rewrite is done through .htaccess files and I'm unaware of any other way through htaccess sorry.

dandelion

You might try to use Redirect* directives from the mod_alias module.

mylogz

Mod_rewrite is actually part of the .htaccess stuff. if u dont know anything about .htaccess, here is a brief intro...
it works on Apache server and can b used to do stunts like redirectiing, url rewriting, blocking ips, preventing directory indexing, preventing hotlinking and a whole lot of others
u start by simply creating a file wt a text editor(i recommend notepad on windows) and naming it .htaccess HINT: to force notepad to name the file .htaccess, quote it wt a quotaion mark..as in somthing like ds: ".htaccess"
then ur coding comes in....and u upload it to the directory u want it to work on
here is a snippet from d one im using for my site:

Simulator

I find this to be the best website:

http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mod_rewrite/