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>C.1. Apache 
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>Apache's 
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    module lets you do some truly amazing things with URL rewriting. Here are
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>Make it so if someone types 
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        , Bugzilla spits back http://www.foo.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12345. Try
        setting up your VirtualHost section for Bugzilla with a rule like
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>&#13;&#60;VirtualHost 12.34.56.78&#62;
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/([0-9]+)$ http://foo.bar.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$1 [L,R]
&#60;/VirtualHost&#62;
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>There are many, many more things you can do with mod_rewrite.
        Please refer to the mod_rewrite documentation at 
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