The ReWrite engine takes a URI as input, and does exactly what it says -- rewrites it before acting on it.
For instance, here is how I have the /faq working:
RewriteRule /faq http://LinkSQL.com/cgi-bin/FAQ/page.cgi [R,L,NC]
Here's how I shortened my postcards pickup string:
RewriteRule /pickup/(.+) http://postcards.com/cgi-bin/LinkSQL/postcards.cgi?Do=pickup&PickUpCode=$1 [R,L]
That turns http://postcards.com/pickup/adlkfjasdlkfjasd
into
http://postcards.com/cgi-bin/LinkSQL/postcards.cgi?Do=pickup&PickUpCode=adlkfjasdlkfjasd
There are some good starter pages on using it at Apache.org. Alex helped me get some of it straight, it's not all common sense.
PUGDOGŪ
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ: http://LinkSQL.com/FAQ
For instance, here is how I have the /faq working:
RewriteRule /faq http://LinkSQL.com/cgi-bin/FAQ/page.cgi [R,L,NC]
Here's how I shortened my postcards pickup string:
RewriteRule /pickup/(.+) http://postcards.com/cgi-bin/LinkSQL/postcards.cgi?Do=pickup&PickUpCode=$1 [R,L]
That turns http://postcards.com/pickup/adlkfjasdlkfjasd
into
http://postcards.com/cgi-bin/LinkSQL/postcards.cgi?Do=pickup&PickUpCode=adlkfjasdlkfjasd
There are some good starter pages on using it at Apache.org. Alex helped me get some of it straight, it's not all common sense.
PUGDOGŪ
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ: http://LinkSQL.com/FAQ