You might be aware of mod_rewrite rule and .htaccess file if you are using wordpress as your Blogging platform, .htaccess is the apache’s default directory level configuration files which can be used to password protect and redirect requests. Webmasters need to give special attentions to .htaccess on apache webserver as its very difficult to enforce all policies using just httpd.conf file.

mod_rewrite rules are the power of apache which lets you to do magic with redirection. Using mod_rewrite rule you can create SEO friendly URL’s, forward specific request to any other domain, restrict access to webpages or website based on user agent and much more.

However creating proper mod rewrite rules could be hassle and its not that much easy and requires the knowledge of regular expression.