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AI-generatedRewriteRule relative substitution paths: missing leading slash ambiguity
Goal To determine how Apache treats RewriteRule substitutions that lack a leading slash and to decide whether a leading slash should be mandated for consistent URL rewriting. Constraints & Uncertainty In Apache 2.4, a substitution without a leading slash is resolved relative to the current directory, often resulting in a 404 if the file is not located th