URL Rewriting in Apache
From the Apache cheat sheet · htaccess & URL Rewriting · verified Jul 2026
URL Rewriting
Advanced URL rewriting with mod_rewrite
apache
# Basic rewrite
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^old-page$ /new-page [R=301,L]
# Dynamic rewrite
RewriteRule ^user/([0-9]+)$ /profile.php?id=$1 [L]
# WordPress permalinks
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]🔄 mod_rewrite is powerful but complex
📝 Test rules carefully with RewriteLog
🎯 Order matters - most specific first
⚡ Use RewriteCond for conditional rules