Thanks for your reply. I actually read the documentation which is where I learned that I can put Rewrite directives in the directory section. My question is if there is any way to get around putting RewriteEngine on in each directory section. I have RewriteEngine on in the config file outside the directory section but this did not seem to be enough and I had to put it into the specific directory section. -- Malka Cymbalista Webmaster, Weizmann Institute of Science malki.cymbalista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 08-934-3036 >>> On 6/5/2008 at 4:21 PM, in message <6ed6382b0806050621v4013243fo7aded6d2596cf359@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Krist van Besien" <krist.vanbesien@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Malka Cymbalista > <Malki.Cymbalista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> If I want to put Rewrite directives into specific <Directory> sections, do I > have to put the RewriteEngine directive into each of the sections or can I > put it somewhere else in the configuration file where I will not have to > repeat it in each directory section. >> Thanks for any help. > > In the documentation > (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriteengine) > it says, for RewriteEngine: > > "Context: server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess" > > So you can put it in your server config or virtual host. > > General hint: If you are not sure where you can use a directive, > consult the apache documentation. > > Krist --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx