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[Kurogane]

How i can rewrite this

http://www.yourdomain.com/example.html to http://www.yourdomain.com/example

And then only use this url http://www.yourdomain.com/example

I know is very simple but i can't find how i can do this.

Thanks

[mwatkins]

It's the other way around. You are rewriting http://yourdomain.com/example to the version ending in .html. I'm doing this from memory, assuming you are using Apache. When asking questions about rewriting it's best to specify which web server you are running because believe it or not, the entire world does not run Apache.

RewriteRule ^/example/$    /example.html [L]

Lets say for example ALL your current URLs/files end in .html and you want to hide that implementation detail:

RewriteRule ^(/.+)/$         $1.html [L]

Try it and play.

Your mileage may vary.

Become familiar with The Apache Rewrite Guide: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rew...ite_guide.html

Don't run with scissors.

[Kurogane]

Not is working i have errors when i try to play many rules

RewriteRule ^/example/$    /example.html [L]

RewriteRule ^example$ /example.html [R=301,L]

RewriteRule ^example(.*) /example.html [R=301,L]

all this always return me this

[REWRITE] Rule: Match '/example' with pattern '^example$', result: -1
2009-03-28 18:11:43.479 [INFO] [x.x.x.x:2318-0#example] File not found [/home/user/example.net/example]

Of course there isn't folder called example and that is why i have 404 error.

Dunno it's webserver i'm using litespeed, i've read that the syntax are equals to apache and should not give problems.

[mwatkins]

Originally Posted by Kurogane

Of course there isn't folder called example and that is why i have 404 error.

That's not an issue, that's a feature and is in fact one of the main reasons for Rewrite in the first place -- you can have URL's that don't physically exist. The rewrite delivers the browser to the content.

Dunno it's webserver i'm using litespeed, i've read that the syntax are equals to apache and should not give problems.

In the future if you want help with something you've got to learn how to ask *smart* questions. Should I or anyone else have to *guess* at what software you are running?

In the meantime, try the obvious first. The following DOES work in Apache.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/example$         /example.html [L]