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[jimang29 Friend jimang29Join date: May 2011Posts: 12Downloads:0Uploads:3]

#166840

I dont think my host (hostgator) has mod rewrite working since I added this code to the .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymLinks
Redirect /google.html http://www.google.com

I will not redirect to http://www.google.com when I add “/google.html” to the end of my url.

Anyone else have this issue?

Also, what other advantage does this option have besides removing “index.php” from the url?

[Ninja Lead Moderator Ninja LeadJoin date: November 2014Posts: 16064Downloads:310Uploads:2864 Thanks: 341 Thanked: 3854 times in 3563 posts]

#404118

Hi jimang29,

You can ask your provider to check and confirm is your host has mod_rewrite enabled, and also ask them for an example as well.
Normally url writing is used to produce short and search engine friendly urls, it could also hide the exact script file.

[jimang29 Friend jimang29Join date: May 2011Posts: 12Downloads:0Uploads:3]

#404273

Hung,

Thanks for the reply, I was informed by my provider (hostgator) that they have mod_rewrite enables but the reason why its not working is because I have a temporary url for now (in form of an ip address not www.). I hope this is the case.

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