Apache mod_rewrite

Q. Are Apache mod-rewrite enabled on all cPanel hosting Servers?

Ans. On all cPanel hosting servers, Apache mod_rewrite is enabled.

mod_rewrite rules required to be added .htaccess file that is found in your public_html directory. You may need to take a look at .htaccess generator guidelines to feature the rules in your .htaccess. Mostly you may get the code from the CMS or script you’re using so you can add that directly in your .htaccess or generate custom code using the .htaccess generator mentioned in article section of our forum.

The Apache web server’s mod rewrite module offers you the flexibility to simply redirect one URL to another URL, while not getting detected by the visitor on your web site. This exposes various possibilities, from simply redirecting old URLs to new addresses using 301 redirects, or cleaning up the ‘dirty’ URLs initiated through a poor publication system — providing you with web URLs that are friendly to both readers and therefore the search engines.

This URL appears horrible, however it’s becoming increasingly prevalent nowadays because of dynamically generated web pages.

Mod_rewrite helps you to convert URL type into predictive and Search Engine Friendly URLs while not making any impact on your Search Engine Ranking. Good information of mod_rewrite is must for a talented Webmaster. Several CMS providers have started giving tools that assist you to convert dynamic URLs into static and search engine friendly URLs. VBSEO offers plugin to convert vBulletin forum URLs into static .html URLs that are likeable by Search Engines. WordPress has integral permalink tool that permits you to choose type of permalinks as per your preference.

All Linux cPanel shared web hosting servers of ownwebservers support mod_rewrite.