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A URL rewrite engine is software that modifies a web URL's appearance (URL rewriting). Rewritten URLs are used to provide shorter and more relevant-looking links to web pages, to route users from obsolete URLs to replacements, or to simplify the format of the URL for human readability. The technique adds a degree of separation between the files used to generate a web page and the URL that is presented to the world.

A URL rewrite engine, part of a web server's URL-to-filename mapping engines, is software that modifies a web URL's appearance (URL rewriting). Rewritten URLs (sometimes known as short, fancy URLs, or search engine friendly - SEF) are used to provide shorter and more relevant-looking links to web pages, to route users from obsolete URLs to replacements, or to simplify the format of the URL for human readability. The technique adds a degree of separation between the files used to generate a web page and the URL that is presented to the world. It is integral in frameworks that route all URI requests through a routing script or a controller.

Useful links

  1. and its tag-wiki for some examples regarding the most widely-used implementation for the Apache web server.
  2. and its tag-wiki for an implementation for java/j2EE technology.
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Replace spaces with a dash in a URL

I managed to replace special characters such as : ; / etc in my URL but now it has the spaces again. Here is my code:

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does Request.Querystring automatically url decode a string?

I'm working with a page where I have a url like: /directory/company/manufacturer Using some re-write rules this gets re-written testing with /directory/company/dunkin%26donuts/ Some manufacturers have an ampersand in their name. So I thought I could…
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Update URL on AJAX call?

Right now the biggest issue I'm having with using AJAX is the fact that if I use AJAX on a page, go to another page, then use the browser's back button to go back anything that was changed with AJAX is gone. I've thought about using the jQuery…
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Line endings messed up in Git - how to track changes from another branch after a huge line ending fix?

We are working with a 3rd party PHP engine that gets regular updates. The releases are kept on a separate branch in git, and our fork is the master branch. This way we'll be able to apply patches to our fork from the new releases of the engine. My…
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Django: Serving Media Behind Custom URL

So I of course know that serving static files through Django will send you straight to hell but I am confused on how to use a custom url to mask the true location of the file using Django. Django: Serving a Download in a Generic View but the answer…
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URL Rewrite keeps original host Location when reverse proxy 301 redirects

I have URL Rewrite setup on an IIS 7.5 site: http://site1.com/ This acts as a reverse proxy to the second site: http://site2.com/ Here is the flow of events: 1. Browser does a GET on http://site1.com/somepath 2. This gets passed through to site2…
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How to route a multiple language URL with a MVC

I need multi-language URL route of existing controller. Let me explain more: I have a controller with name "Product" and View with name "Software"; therefore, by default if the user enters "http://example.com/en/Product/Software", get right content…
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URL rewrite - web.config error

I am getting the following error when i run my .aspx page. Error Code0x8007000d The configuration section 'rewrite' cannot be read because it is missing a section declaration I have a simple v.aspx page which has the following…
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IIS URL Rewrite: Add trailing slash except for .html and .aspx

Adding a trailing slash to all URLs through IIS URL Rewrite Module is widely spread, but how do I add exceptions for URLs that ends with .html and .aspx? Today I have this:
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Why does IIS 7.5 adds a trailing slash on folders? Can we disable courtesy redirect for a URL Rewrite rule that removes trailing slash?

IIS does URL cleanup on directories by adding a trailing slash. See this old docs from IIS 6: IIS generates courtesy redirect when folder without trailing slash is requested Why? Is the intent still relevant? Any security implications? How can I…
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How to overwrite/reuse the existing output path for Hadoop jobs again and agian

I want to overwrite/reuse the existing output directory when I run my Hadoop job daily. Actually the output directory will store summarized output of each day's job run results. If I specify the same output directory it gives the error "output…
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How to Simulate & Test URL rewrite rule in Apache 2, when on sharehosting RewriteLog is disabled/unallowed in .Htaccess?

How to Simulate & Check a URL rewrite rule in Apache 2, when on sharehosting RewriteLog is disabled and or NOT allowed to be set in .Htaccess? In other words, are there any tools/simulators to test an url rewrite independantly of hosting, to check…
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Url Rewrite in IIS 7.5 causes Internal server error

I have a web application runs @ Windows 2008 R2, ASP.NET v4.0. I installed the Url Rewrite Module, and started to use it as shown in the official examples. My problem starts when the tag is added to the web.config under …
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What is the ideal length of an URL slug

To make pretty URL's from article titles I am using a simple function. However lately I an concerned about the ideal length of these "slugs". It is said that too many dashes are bad. However some article titles can be long and a too long URL may not…
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URL rewriting : css, js, and images not loading

I've following rule for .htaccess Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR] RewriteRule ^detail/([0-9]+)/?$ detail.php?id=$1 It redirects http://localhost/detail/123 URL to…
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