mod_rewrite, how does it work?
 

Well i know what it does, i just want to know this:

Does it affect all the sites/folders in the server or just the files/folders you choose.

Example:

You need htaccess in the folder for it to work.

or

It affects all the files in the server after its installed.

if you have it in the root directory it affects all files

it always affects all subdirectories AFAIK

So its possible to put it in my site's root directory instead of the servers root directory? Because the owner of the server doesnt want the other sites to be affected.

yes, put it in the sites root :)

I get the feeling I should start a new thread for this.... :rolleyes:

Oh well, I'm asking anyways:

Why is mod_rewite not working on my Apache server? The server is almost a fresh install, so I was wondering if mod_rewite (and mod_mime too, if anyone knows where I can get this) are seperate files that have to be included into a folder of the Apache installation.... I checked the Apache site, I couldn't find too much info on the actual setup of these "mod_"s... :rolleyes: Any help would be greatly appreciated.



PS - Newest release of Apache 1.3.x, relatively clean install, newest PHP and mySQL releases as well.