mod_rewrite#

hi,
i just received an email from the support team of the hosting company i'm using, and they don't want to enable mod_rewrite. is it actually difficult to enable it for a certain domain only? and can it be done any other way? thanx

I don't think you can do that via .htaccess, as it requires a module to be loaded into Apache. Hopefully someone who is more welled versed than I can answer this question better.

It does require an apache module but mod_rewrite comes as an pre-installed module in most Apache installs.

You can turn the mod_rewrite engine on and off at either a VirtualHost level or .htaccess level.

I don't know of any other way to do mod_rewrite if the host won't enable it for you. About the only thing I can think of would be to set your 404 file as a custom php script that would check the requested url against the aliases in the database and redirect appropriately. But that is a REALLY UGLY way of getting things done and the address bar still wouln't show the alias.

You could also set up a bunch of redirects in your .htaccess but that would be a maintenance nightmare, and again no human friendly urls in the address bar.

hi,
i just received an email from the support team of the hosting company i'm using, and they don't want to enable mod_rewrite. is it actually difficult to enable it for a certain domain only? and can it be done any other way? thanx

You might consider some other hosting services that enable standard features. It's very difficult to imagine a good reason for not including mod_rewrite functionality on a shared Apache server, but perhaps they believe it is a resource hog (only if users use it incorrectly).

I host a ton of WordPress and Eto/MODx sites through two different hosting services that I provide, making generous use of mod-rewrite rules and I couldn't live without the capability personally... :roll:

Feel free to contact me if you need a new host. (a swelling of shame for promoting my own services in these forums comes over me)

thanx for your answers guys. i'm going to write an angry letter to the support guys and then to the sales department and if i don't get any result, i could use some hosting suggestions. i need a quick european server at a reasonable price

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