On 09.01.11 10:27, rangeli nepal wrote: > I have a very simple problem for which I am using mod_rewrite. I want > to remove the certain consecutive path i.e > > Following is an example > > http://<hostname>/alpha/beta/theta/someuseful -----> > http://<hostname>/prefix/someuseful/ > > I am using following rule, which works, but induces redirection on > client end. I was thinking if I can reduce this unnecessary traffic. > > RewriteRule ^/alpha/beta/theta/(.*) /sugar/$1 [NC,L] why not use alias? Alias /alpha/beta/theta/someuseful/ /prefix/someuseful/ in the vhost section -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Linux is like a teepee: no Windows, no Gates and an apache inside... --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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