2009/1/14 Sheldon Ross <sross@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > RewriteRule ^/bob$ /temp1/temp1/temp2 That rule (with 'RewriteEngine on' as already mentioned) wouldn't match in a <directory> section (per-directory context) but it would match outside of the <directory> section (per-server context). Strip the leading slash of the pattern for using the rule in per-directory context. RewriteRule ^bob$ /temp1/temp1/temp2 ^^ Bob --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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