The Definitive Guide to Apache mod_rewrite

Table of Contents

1. Title Page
2. Dedication
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Contents
5. About the Author
6. Acknowledgments
7. Introduction
8. CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to mod_rewrite
   1. When to Use mod_rewrite
   2. When Not to Use mod_rewrite
   3. Summary
9. CHAPTER 2: Regular Expressions
   1. The Building Blocks
   2. Regex Examples
   3. Regex Tools
   4. Summary
10. CHAPTER 3: Installing and Configuring mod_rewrite
    1. Third-Party Distributions
    2. Installing mod_rewrite
    3. If You’re Not the System Administrator
    4. Enabling the RewriteLog
    5. Summary
11. CHAPTER 4: The RewriteRule Directive
    1. Introducing RewriteRule
    2. Summary
12. CHAPTER 5: The RewriteCond Directive
    1. RewriteCond Syntax
    2. Looping
    3. Summary
13. CHAPTER 6: The RewriteMap Directive.
    1. RewriteMap Syntax
    2. Map Types
    3. Summary
14. CHAPTER 7: Basic Rewrites
    1. Adjusting URLs
    2. Renaming and Reorganization
    3. Summary
15. CHAPTER 8: Conditional Rewrites
    1. Looping
    2. Date- and Time-Based Rewrites
    3. Redirecting Based on Client Conditions
    4. Summary
16. CHAPTER 9: Access Control
    1. When Not to Use mod_rewrite
    2. Access Control with mod_rewrite
    3. Simple Client-Based Access Control
    4. Summary
17. CHAPTER 10: Virtual Hosts
    1. Virtual Hosts the Old-Fashioned Way
    2. Configuring Virtual Hosts with mod_vhost_alias
    3. Mass Virtual Hosting with mod_rewrite
    4. Logging for Mass Virtual Hosts
    5. Summary
18. CHAPTER 11: Proxying
    1. Proxy Rewrite Rules
    2. Security
    3. Proxying Without mod_rewrite
    4. Proxying with mod_rewrite
    5. Summary
19. CHAPTER 12: Debugging
    1. RewriteLog
    2. Regex Building Tools
    3. Summary
20. APPENDIX: Additional Resources
    1. Online Resources
    2. Books
    3. PCRE Documentation
21. INDEX