When people think of .htaccess configuration, the first thing that might pop into their minds is URL manipulation with mod_rewrite. But they're often frustrated by mod_rewrite's complexity. This tutorial will walk you through everything you need to know for the most common mod_rewrite tasks.

Mod_rewrite Rants

Thoughts on mod_rewrite vary quite a bit. To gain a quick feel for what the world thinks, I just ran a Twitter search on “mod_rewrite”. Here's a sample of what was returned.