Chapter 37. Apache Rewrite Tricks

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Short URLs
Domain Based Content with RewriteMaps

It is possible to use Apache’s Rewrite Module features to perform a number of useful tricks that can make people’s lives much easier.

Short URLs

Making short URLs for common destinations can simplify making printed media as well as shortening or simplifying what people need to type. These are also easy to add and require minimal maintenance, and generally can be implemented with a single line addition to your eg_vhost.conf file.

# My Account - http://host.ext/myaccount -> My Account Page
RewriteRule ^/myaccount https://%{HTTP_HOST}/eg/opac/myopac/main [R]

# ISBN Search - http://host.ext/search/isbn/<ISBN NUMBER> -> Search Page
RewriteRule ^/search/isbn/(.*) /eg/opac/results?_special=1&qtype=identifier|isbn&query=$1 [R]