Can apache rewrite rules go in httpd.conf
How do I create a simple apache rewrite rule to rewrite: http://domain.com/vanity to http://domain.com/foo/ Also can rewrite rules go in httpd.conf or do they have to go in a .htaccess file? Thanks in advance. Put this in your website's <virtualhost> . RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^/vanity$ /foo/ [L] The [L] will silently redirect, so the user will still see /vanity in the URL. You could use [R] to force a redirect. They go in httpd.conf . Check out the doc For httpd.conf, wrap 'Directory' tags around your rewrite rules. For .htaccess there's no need. It's generally considered more secure to