From 624010f68be35000b8518be25375d8cb4078225f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CroNiX Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:11 -0800 Subject: Added bit about having mod_rewrite enabled for removing index.php Added note about htaccess rules might not work for all server configurations --- user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst index 857078b1c..6b390b559 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst @@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ By default, the **index.php** file will be included in your URLs:: example.com/index.php/news/article/my_article -You can easily remove this file by using a .htaccess file with some -simple rules. Here is an example of such a file, using the "negative" -method in which everything is redirected except the specified items: +If your Apache server has mod_rewrite enabled, you can easily remove this +file by using a .htaccess file with some simple rules. Here is an example +of such a file, using the "negative" method in which everything is redirected +except the specified items: :: @@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ method in which everything is redirected except the specified items: In the above example, any HTTP request other than those for existing directories and existing files is treated as a request for your index.php file. +.. note:: Note: These specific rules might not work for all server configurations. + Adding a URL Suffix =================== -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b