What is mod_rewrite?
BrawHosting utilizes Apache, the open-source HTTP server software, to host your website. Apache can be customized using modules, and one such module is mod_rewrite. This module enables you to redirect URLs, rewrite requested URLs, restrict access to your site, and much more.
You can invoke rewrite rules by placing them in your .htaccess file. Below are examples showing how these rules can be used to customize your hosting experience.
mod_rewrite Examples
Here are examples of rules that allow you to do the following:
Set Default Homepage
DirectoryIndex home.html
Specify IP Access
deny from all
allow from 64.95.219.140
allow from 210.23.45.67
Redirect All Website Pages
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.olddomain.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^olddomain.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Prevent Sub-folder Access
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^primary\.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.primary\.com$
RewriteRule ^addon\.com\/?(.*)$ “http\:\/\/www\.addon\.com\/$1” [R=301,L]
Prevent Sub-domain Access
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.subname\.primary\.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ “http\:\/\/www\.addon\.com\/$1” [R=301,L]
Force Non-www Domain Access
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(([a-z0-9_]+\.)?example\.com)$ [NC]
RewriteRule .? https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
Force www Domain Access
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^([a-z.]+)?example\.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule .? https://www.%1example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
Set Default Home Folder
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^$ /folder/ [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
Redirect Folder Access
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/?old([a-z/.]*)$ /new$1 [R=301,L]
Force HTTPS Access
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Block Multiple Referrers Traffic
RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} badsite\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} badforum\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} badsearchengine\.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* – [F]
Deny File Type Access
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule .*\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|bmp|exe|swf)$ – [F,NC]
Remove Index
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews -indexes
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index(\.php)?[\s?/] [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*?)index(/|$) /$1 [L,R=301,NC,NE]
Remove .php
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews -indexes
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET\ (.*)\.php\ HTTP
RewriteRule (.*)\.php$ $1 [L,R=301]
Remove Index and /
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews -indexes
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule (.*)/index$ $1/ [R=302]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /$
RewriteRule (.*)/ $1 [R=301,L]
Add .php To Access a File Without Redirecting
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews -indexes
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$
RewriteRule (.*) $1.php [L]
