Enable and Verify Apache 2.4 mod_rewrite for URL Rewriting
Learn how to enable Apache 2.4’s mod_rewrite, write URL‑rewrite rules, verify them with curl and logs, and recover if something breaks.
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Clean URLs with Apache mod_rewrite: A Practical Guide
Learn how to use Apache mod_rewrite to turn unfriendly query‑string URLs into clean, SEO‑friendly paths without changing your application code.
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS in Apache with mod_rewrite: A Practical Guide
Learn how to enforce HTTPS on Apache using mod_rewrite, see a step‑by‑step example, and understand the trade‑offs of .htaccess versus server config.
apacheHandling URL Migrations with Apache mod_rewrite
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Apache mod_rewrite internal redirect loop detected
When implementing URL rewriting with mod_rewrite, the Apache error log may show a message about detecting an internal redirect loop. This occurs when a RewriteRule's substitution pattern unintentionally matches the original rule again, causing repeated internal processing. The goal is to design rewrite rules that avoid self-referential matches while still ac
Why do relative mod_rewrite substitutions redirect differently behind a production reverse proxy than on localhost?
I have a set of mod_rewrite rules in a VirtualHost on Apache httpd 2.4 that use relative substitutions, for example a pattern like ^(.*)$ /app/$1 . On my local machine, where the site is served directly from its DocumentRoot, the rewritten URLs resolve exactly as expected. In production the same configuration sits behind a reverse proxy, and the rewritten ta