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-<title>mod_rewrite - Apache HTTP Server</title>
+<title>mod_rewrite - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5</title>
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-<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p>
+<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/quickreference.html">Directives</a> | <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p>
 <p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5</p>
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 <div class="up"><a href="./"><img title="&lt;-" alt="&lt;-" src="../images/left.gif" /></a></div>
 <p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5</p>
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@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ URLs on the fly</td></tr>
 <h3>Topics</h3>
 <ul id="topics">
 <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#logging">Logging</a></li>
 <h3>Topics</h3>
 <ul id="topics">
 <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#logging">Logging</a></li>
-</ul></div>
+</ul><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></li></ul></div>
 <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
 <div class="section">
 <h2><a name="logging" id="logging">Logging</a></h2>
 <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
 <div class="section">
 <h2><a name="logging" id="logging">Logging</a></h2>
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ URLs on the fly</td></tr>
       level higher than <code>trace2</code> only for debugging!
     </div>
 
       level higher than <code>trace2</code> only for debugging!
     </div>
 
-    <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
-      LogLevel alert rewrite:trace3
-    </code></p></div>
+    <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">LogLevel alert rewrite:trace3</pre>
+</div>
 
     <div class="note"><h3>RewriteLog</h3>
       <p>Those familiar with earlier versions of
 
     <div class="note"><h3>RewriteLog</h3>
       <p>Those familiar with earlier versions of
@@ -138,15 +137,14 @@ URLs on the fly</td></tr>
     since the resource was not relative to the document root.  This 
     misconfiguration would normally cause the server to look for an "opt"
     directory under the document root.</p>
     since the resource was not relative to the document root.  This 
     misconfiguration would normally cause the server to look for an "opt"
     directory under the document root.</p>
-<div class="example"><pre>
-DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com
+<pre class="prettyprint lang-config">DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com
 Alias /myapp /opt/myapp-1.2.3
 &lt;Directory /opt/myapp-1.2.3&gt;
 Alias /myapp /opt/myapp-1.2.3
 &lt;Directory /opt/myapp-1.2.3&gt;
-RewriteEngine On
-RewriteBase /myapp/
-RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html 
-&lt;/Directory&gt;
-</pre></div>
+    RewriteEngine On
+    RewriteBase /myapp/
+    RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html 
+&lt;/Directory&gt;</pre>
+
 
 </div>
 <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
 
 </div>
 <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
@@ -211,26 +209,30 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
 
             <tr>
               <td>
 
             <tr>
               <td>
-                 HTTP_USER_AGENT<br />
-                 HTTP_REFERER<br />
+                 HTTP_ACCEPT<br />
                  HTTP_COOKIE<br />
                  HTTP_FORWARDED<br />
                  HTTP_HOST<br />
                  HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION<br />
                  HTTP_COOKIE<br />
                  HTTP_FORWARDED<br />
                  HTTP_HOST<br />
                  HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION<br />
-                 HTTP_ACCEPT<br />
+                 HTTP_REFERER<br />
+                 HTTP_USER_AGENT<br />
               </td>
 
               <td>
               </td>
 
               <td>
+                 AUTH_TYPE<br />
+                 CONN_REMOTE_ADDR<br />
+                 CONTEXT_PREFIX<br />
+                 CONTEXT_DOCUMENT_ROOT<br />
+                 IPV6<br />
+                 PATH_INFO<br />
+                 QUERY_STRING<br />
                  REMOTE_ADDR<br />
                  REMOTE_HOST<br />
                  REMOTE_ADDR<br />
                  REMOTE_HOST<br />
+                 REMOTE_IDENT<br />
                  REMOTE_PORT<br />
                  REMOTE_USER<br />
                  REMOTE_PORT<br />
                  REMOTE_USER<br />
-                 REMOTE_IDENT<br />
                  REQUEST_METHOD<br />
                  SCRIPT_FILENAME<br />
                  REQUEST_METHOD<br />
                  SCRIPT_FILENAME<br />
-                 PATH_INFO<br />
-                 QUERY_STRING<br />
-                 AUTH_TYPE<br />
               </td>
 
               <td />
               </td>
 
               <td />
@@ -243,9 +245,11 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
             <tr>
               <td>
                  DOCUMENT_ROOT<br />
             <tr>
               <td>
                  DOCUMENT_ROOT<br />
+                 SCRIPT_GROUP<br />
+                 SCRIPT_USER<br />
+                 SERVER_ADDR<br />
                  SERVER_ADMIN<br />
                  SERVER_NAME<br />
                  SERVER_ADMIN<br />
                  SERVER_NAME<br />
-                 SERVER_ADDR<br />
                  SERVER_PORT<br />
                  SERVER_PROTOCOL<br />
                  SERVER_SOFTWARE<br />
                  SERVER_PORT<br />
                  SERVER_PROTOCOL<br />
                  SERVER_SOFTWARE<br />
@@ -264,12 +268,14 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
 
               <td>
                  API_VERSION<br />
 
               <td>
                  API_VERSION<br />
-                 THE_REQUEST<br />
-                 REQUEST_URI<br />
-                 REQUEST_FILENAME<br />
-                 IS_SUBREQ<br />
+                 CONN_REMOTE_ADDR<br />
                  HTTPS<br />
                  HTTPS<br />
+                 IS_SUBREQ<br />
+                 REMOTE_ADDR<br />
+                 REQUEST_FILENAME<br />
                  REQUEST_SCHEME<br />
                  REQUEST_SCHEME<br />
+                 REQUEST_URI<br />
+                 THE_REQUEST<br />
               </td>
             </tr>
           </table>
               </td>
             </tr>
           </table>
@@ -278,8 +284,8 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
                 correspond to the similarly named HTTP
                 MIME-headers, C variables of the Apache HTTP Server or
                 <code>struct tm</code> fields of the Unix system.
                 correspond to the similarly named HTTP
                 MIME-headers, C variables of the Apache HTTP Server or
                 <code>struct tm</code> fields of the Unix system.
-                Most are documented elsewhere in the Manual or in
-                the CGI specification.</p>
+                Most are documented <a href="../expr.html#vars">here</a>
+                or elsewhere in the Manual or in the CGI specification.</p>
 
                 <p>SERVER_NAME and SERVER_PORT depend on the values of
                 <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#usecanonicalname">UseCanonicalName</a></code> and
 
                 <p>SERVER_NAME and SERVER_PORT depend on the values of
                 <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#usecanonicalname">UseCanonicalName</a></code> and
@@ -289,14 +295,6 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
                 <p>Those that are special to mod_rewrite include those below.</p>
         <div class="note">
                 <dl>
                 <p>Those that are special to mod_rewrite include those below.</p>
         <div class="note">
                 <dl>
-                  <dt><code>IS_SUBREQ</code></dt>
-
-                  <dd>Will contain the text "true" if the request
-                  currently being processed is a sub-request,
-                  "false" otherwise. Sub-requests may be generated
-                  by modules that need to resolve additional files
-                  or URIs in order to complete their tasks.</dd>
-
                   <dt><code>API_VERSION</code></dt>
 
                   <dd>This is the version of the Apache httpd module API
                   <dt><code>API_VERSION</code></dt>
 
                   <dd>This is the version of the Apache httpd module API
@@ -308,21 +306,30 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
                   instance, it is 19990320:10), but is mainly of
                   interest to module authors.</dd>
 
                   instance, it is 19990320:10), but is mainly of
                   interest to module authors.</dd>
 
-                  <dt><code>THE_REQUEST</code></dt>
+                  <dt><code>CONN_REMOTE_ADDR</code></dt>
 
 
-                  <dd>The full HTTP request line sent by the
-                  browser to the server (e.g., "<code>GET
-                  /index.html HTTP/1.1</code>"). This does not
-                  include any additional headers sent by the
-                  browser.  This value has not been unescaped
-                  (decoded), unlike most other variables below.</dd>
+                  <dd>Since 2.4.8: The peer IP address of the connection (see the
+                  <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_remoteip.html">mod_remoteip</a></code> module).</dd>
 
 
-                  <dt><code>REQUEST_URI</code></dt>
+                  <dt><code>HTTPS</code></dt>
 
 
-                  <dd>The path component of the requested URI,
-                  such as "/index.html".  This notably excludes the
-                  query string which is available as as its own variable
-                  named <code>QUERY_STRING</code>.</dd>
+                  <dd>Will contain the text "on" if the connection is
+                  using SSL/TLS, or "off" otherwise.  (This variable
+                  can be safely used regardless of whether or not
+                  <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code> is loaded).</dd>
+
+                  <dt><code>IS_SUBREQ</code></dt>
+
+                  <dd>Will contain the text "true" if the request
+                  currently being processed is a sub-request,
+                  "false" otherwise. Sub-requests may be generated
+                  by modules that need to resolve additional files
+                  or URIs in order to complete their tasks.</dd>
+
+                  <dt><code>REMOTE_ADDR</code></dt>
+
+                  <dd>The IP address of the remote host (see the
+                  <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_remoteip.html">mod_remoteip</a></code> module).</dd>
 
                   <dt><code>REQUEST_FILENAME</code></dt>
 
 
                   <dt><code>REQUEST_FILENAME</code></dt>
 
@@ -331,29 +338,44 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
                   been determined by the server at the time
                   <code>REQUEST_FILENAME</code> is referenced. Otherwise,
                   such as when used in virtual host context, the same
                   been determined by the server at the time
                   <code>REQUEST_FILENAME</code> is referenced. Otherwise,
                   such as when used in virtual host context, the same
-                  value as <code>REQUEST_URI</code>.</dd>
-
-                  <dt><code>HTTPS</code></dt>
-
-                  <dd>Will contain the text "on" if the connection is
-                  using SSL/TLS, or "off" otherwise.  (This variable
-                  can be safely used regardless of whether or not
-                  <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code> is loaded).</dd>
+                  value as <code>REQUEST_URI</code>.  Depending on the value of 
+                  <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#acceptpathinfo">AcceptPathInfo</a></code>, the
+                  server may have only used some leading components of the 
+                  <code>REQUEST_URI</code> to map the request to a file.
+                  </dd>
 
                   <dt><code>REQUEST_SCHEME</code></dt>
 
 
                   <dt><code>REQUEST_SCHEME</code></dt>
 
-                  <dd>Will contain the scheme of the request (ususally
+                  <dd>Will contain the scheme of the request (usually
                   "http" or "https"). This value can be influenced with
                   <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#servername">ServerName</a></code>.</dd>
 
                   "http" or "https"). This value can be influenced with
                   <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#servername">ServerName</a></code>.</dd>
 
+                  <dt><code>REQUEST_URI</code></dt>
+
+                  <dd>The path component of the requested URI,
+                  such as "/index.html".  This notably excludes the
+                  query string which is available as as its own variable
+                  named <code>QUERY_STRING</code>.</dd>
+
+                  <dt><code>THE_REQUEST</code></dt>
+
+                  <dd>The full HTTP request line sent by the
+                  browser to the server (e.g., "<code>GET
+                  /index.html HTTP/1.1</code>"). This does not
+                  include any additional headers sent by the
+                  browser.  This value has not been unescaped
+                  (decoded), unlike most other variables below.</dd>
+
                 </dl>
 </div>
         </li>
       </ul>
 
                 </dl>
 </div>
         </li>
       </ul>
 
-      <p>If the <em>TestString</em> has the special value <code>expr</code>, the
-      <em>CondPattern</em> will be treated as an
-      <a href="../expr.html">ap_expr</a>.</p>
+      <p>If the <em>TestString</em> has the special value <code>expr</code>,
+      the <em>CondPattern</em> will be treated as an
+      <a href="../expr.html">ap_expr</a>. HTTP headers referenced in the
+      expression will be added to the Vary header if the <code>novary</code>
+      flag is not given.</p>
 
       <p>Other things you should be aware of:</p>
 
 
       <p>Other things you should be aware of:</p>
 
@@ -403,7 +425,7 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
         the value of the HTTP header
         ``<code>Proxy-Connection:</code>''.
         <p>If a HTTP header is used in a condition this header is added to
         the value of the HTTP header
         ``<code>Proxy-Connection:</code>''.
         <p>If a HTTP header is used in a condition this header is added to
-        the Vary header of the response in case the condition evaluates to
+        the Vary header of the response in case the condition evaluates
         to true for the request. It is <strong>not</strong> added if the
         condition evaluates to false for the request. Adding the HTTP header
         to the Vary header of the response is needed for proper caching.</p>
         to true for the request. It is <strong>not</strong> added if the
         condition evaluates to false for the request. Adding the HTTP header
         to the Vary header of the response is needed for proper caching.</p>
@@ -412,7 +434,8 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
         so that certain conditions might not be evaluated at all.</p></li>
 
         <li>
         so that certain conditions might not be evaluated at all.</p></li>
 
         <li>
-        <code>%{LA-U:variable}</code> can be used for look-aheads which perform
+        <a id="LA-U" name="LA-U"><code>%{LA-U:variable}</code></a> 
+        can be used for look-aheads which perform
         an internal (URL-based) sub-request to determine the final
         value of <em>variable</em>. This can be used to access
         variable for rewriting which is not available at the current
         an internal (URL-based) sub-request to determine the final
         value of <em>variable</em>. This can be used to access
         variable for rewriting which is not available at the current
@@ -584,13 +607,18 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
             whether or not it exists, and is a regular file with size greater
             than zero.</li>
 
             whether or not it exists, and is a regular file with size greater
             than zero.</li>
 
-            <li>'<strong>-U</strong>' (is existing URL, via
+            <li><p>'<strong>-U</strong>' (is existing URL, via
             subrequest)<br />
             Checks whether or not <em>TestString</em> is a valid URL,
             accessible via all the server's currently-configured
             access controls for that path. This uses an internal
             subrequest to do the check, so use it with care -
             subrequest)<br />
             Checks whether or not <em>TestString</em> is a valid URL,
             accessible via all the server's currently-configured
             access controls for that path. This uses an internal
             subrequest to do the check, so use it with care -
-            it can impact your server's performance!</li>
+            it can impact your server's performance!</p>
+            <p> This flag <em>only</em> returns information about things
+            like access control, authentication, and authorization.  This flag
+            <em>does not</em> return information about the status code the 
+            configured handler (static file, CGI, proxy, etc.) would have 
+            returned.</p> </li>
 
             <li>'<strong>-x</strong>' (has e<strong>x</strong>ecutable
             permissions)<br />
 
             <li>'<strong>-x</strong>' (has e<strong>x</strong>ecutable
             permissions)<br />
@@ -619,10 +647,9 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
             to block unwanted hotlinking.
            </p>
 
             to block unwanted hotlinking.
            </p>
 
-           <div class="example"><p><code>
-           RewriteCond expr "! %{HTTP_REFERER} -strmatch '*://%{HTTP_HOST}/*'"<br />
-           RewriteRule ^/images - [F]
-           </code></p></div>
+           <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">           RewriteCond expr "! %{HTTP_REFERER} -strmatch '*://%{HTTP_HOST}/*'"<br />
+           RewriteRule ^/images - [F]</pre>
+
         </li>
 
         <li>You can also set special flags for
         </li>
 
         <li>You can also set special flags for
@@ -648,12 +675,11 @@ RewriteRule ^index\.html$  welcome.html
           Use this to combine rule conditions with a local OR
           instead of the implicit AND. Typical example:
 
           Use this to combine rule conditions with a local OR
           instead of the implicit AND. Typical example:
 
-<div class="example"><pre>
-RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST}  ^host1  [OR]
+<pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST}  ^host1  [OR]
 RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST}  ^host2  [OR]
 RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST}  ^host3
 RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST}  ^host2  [OR]
 RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST}  ^host3
-RewriteRule ...some special stuff for any of these hosts...
-</pre></div>
+RewriteRule ...some special stuff for any of these hosts...</pre>
+
 
           Without this flag you would have to write the condition/rule
           pair three times.
 
           Without this flag you would have to write the condition/rule
           pair three times.
@@ -678,26 +704,17 @@ RewriteRule ...some special stuff for any of these hosts...
         ``<code>User-Agent:</code>'' header of the request, you can
         use the following: </p>
 
         ``<code>User-Agent:</code>'' header of the request, you can
         use the following: </p>
 
-<div class="example"><pre>
-RewriteCond  %{HTTP_USER_AGENT}  ^Mozilla
-RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.max.html  [L]
+<pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RewriteCond  %{HTTP_USER_AGENT}  (iPhone|Blackberry|Android)
+RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.mobile.html  [L]
 
 
-RewriteCond  %{HTTP_USER_AGENT}  ^Lynx
-RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.min.html  [L]
+RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.std.html  [L]</pre>
 
 
-RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.std.html  [L]
-</pre></div>
 
         <p>Explanation: If you use a browser which identifies itself
 
         <p>Explanation: If you use a browser which identifies itself
-        as 'Mozilla' (including Netscape Navigator, Mozilla etc), then you
-        get the max homepage (which could include frames, or other special
-        features).
-        If you use the Lynx browser (which is terminal-based), then
-        you get the min homepage (which could be a version designed for
-        easy, text-only browsing).
-        If neither of these conditions apply (you use any other browser,
-        or your browser identifies itself as something non-standard), you get
-        the std (standard) homepage.</p>
+        as a mobile browser (note that the example is incomplete, as
+        there are many other mobile platforms), the mobile version of
+        the homepage is served. Otherwise, the standard page is served.
+        </p>
 
 
 </div>
 
 
 </div>
@@ -719,8 +736,8 @@ RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.std.html  [L]
       all. It does not even update the <code>SCRIPT_URx</code>
       environment variables.</p>
 
       all. It does not even update the <code>SCRIPT_URx</code>
       environment variables.</p>
 
-      <p>Use this directive to disable the module instead of
-      commenting out all the <code class="directive"><a href="#rewriterule">RewriteRule</a></code> directives!</p>
+      <p>Use this directive to disable rules in a particular context,
+      rather than commenting out all the <code class="directive"><a href="#rewriterule">RewriteRule</a></code> directives.</p>
 
       <p>Note that rewrite configurations are not
       inherited by virtual hosts. This means that you need to have a
 
       <p>Note that rewrite configurations are not
       inherited by virtual hosts. This means that you need to have a
@@ -742,8 +759,6 @@ RewriteRule  ^/$                 /homepage.std.html  [L]
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_rewrite</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_rewrite</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>The choice of different dbm types is available in
-Apache HTTP Server 2.0.41 and later</td></tr>
 </table>
       <p>The <code class="directive">RewriteMap</code> directive defines a
       <em>Rewriting Map</em> which can be used inside rule
 </table>
       <p>The <code class="directive">RewriteMap</code> directive defines a
       <em>Rewriting Map</em> which can be used inside rule
@@ -776,16 +791,14 @@ Apache HTTP Server 2.0.41 and later</td></tr>
       <p>For example, you might define a
       <code class="directive">RewriteMap</code> as:</p>
 
       <p>For example, you might define a
       <code class="directive">RewriteMap</code> as:</p>
 
-      <div class="example"><p><code>
-      RewriteMap examplemap txt:/path/to/file/map.txt
-      </code></p></div>
+      <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RewriteMap examplemap txt:/path/to/file/map.txt</pre>
+
 
       <p>You would then be able to use this map in a
       <code class="directive">RewriteRule</code> as follows:</p>
 
 
       <p>You would then be able to use this map in a
       <code class="directive">RewriteRule</code> as follows:</p>
 
-      <div class="example"><p><code>
-      RewriteRule ^/ex/(.*) ${examplemap:$1}
-      </code></p></div>
+      <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RewriteRule ^/ex/(.*) ${examplemap:$1}</pre>
+
 
       <p>The following combinations for <em>MapType</em> and
       <em>MapSource</em> can be used:</p>
 
       <p>The following combinations for <em>MapType</em> and
       <em>MapSource</em> can be used:</p>
@@ -832,8 +845,6 @@ Apache HTTP Server 2.0.41 and later</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>FileInfo</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_rewrite</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>FileInfo</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_rewrite</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td><code>MaxRedirects</code> is no longer available in version 2.1 and
-later</td></tr>
 </table>
 
       <p>The <code class="directive">RewriteOptions</code> directive sets some
 </table>
 
       <p>The <code class="directive">RewriteOptions</code> directive sets some
@@ -869,10 +880,39 @@ later</td></tr>
       <dt><code>InheritBefore</code></dt>
       <dd>
       <p> Like <code>Inherit</code> above, but the rules from the parent scope
       <dt><code>InheritBefore</code></dt>
       <dd>
       <p> Like <code>Inherit</code> above, but the rules from the parent scope
-      are applied <strong>before</strong> rules specified in the child scope.
+      are applied <strong>before</strong> rules specified in the child scope.<br />
       Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.3.10 and later.</p>
       </dd>
 
       Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.3.10 and later.</p>
       </dd>
 
+      <dt><code>InheritDown</code></dt>
+      <dd>
+
+      <p>If this option is enabled, all child configurations will inherit
+      the configuration of the current configuration. It is equivalent to
+      specifying <code>RewriteOptions Inherit</code> in all child
+      configurations. See the <code>Inherit</code> option for more details
+      on how the parent-child relationships are handled.<br />
+      Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.8 and later.</p>
+      </dd>
+
+      <dt><code>InheritDownBefore</code></dt>
+      <dd>
+
+      <p>Like <code>InheritDown</code> above, but the rules from the current
+      scope are applied <strong>before</strong> rules specified in any child's
+      scope.<br />
+      Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.8 and later.</p>
+      </dd>
+
+      <dt><code>IgnoreInherit</code></dt>
+      <dd>
+
+      <p>This option forces the current and child configurations to ignore
+      all rules that would be inherited from a parent specifying
+      <code>InheritDown</code> or <code>InheritDownBefore</code>.<br />
+      Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.8 and later.</p>
+      </dd>
+
       <dt><code>AllowNoSlash</code></dt>
       <dd>
       <p>By default, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code> will ignore URLs that map to a
       <dt><code>AllowNoSlash</code></dt>
       <dd>
       <p>By default, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code> will ignore URLs that map to a
@@ -884,10 +924,49 @@ later</td></tr>
       is set to off, the <code>AllowNoSlash</code> option can be enabled to ensure
       that rewrite rules are no longer ignored. This option makes it possible to
       apply rewrite rules within .htaccess files that match the directory without
       is set to off, the <code>AllowNoSlash</code> option can be enabled to ensure
       that rewrite rules are no longer ignored. This option makes it possible to
       apply rewrite rules within .htaccess files that match the directory without
-      a trailing slash, if so desired. Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 and
-      later.</p>
+      a trailing slash, if so desired.<br />
+      Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 and later.</p>
       </dd>
 
       </dd>
 
+      <dt><code>AllowAnyURI</code></dt>
+      <dd>
+
+      <p>When <code class="directive"><a href="#rewriterule">RewriteRule</a></code>
+      is used in <code>VirtualHost</code> or server context with
+      version 2.2.22 or later of httpd, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code>
+      will only process the rewrite rules if the request URI is a <a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">URL-path</a>.  This avoids
+      some security issues where particular rules could allow
+      "surprising" pattern expansions (see <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3368">CVE-2011-3368</a>
+      and <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4317">CVE-2011-4317</a>).
+      To lift the restriction on matching a URL-path, the
+      <code>AllowAnyURI</code> option can be enabled, and
+      <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code> will apply the rule set to any
+      request URI string, regardless of whether that string matches
+      the URL-path grammar required by the HTTP specification.<br />
+      Available in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 and later.</p>
+
+      <div class="warning">
+      <h3>Security Warning</h3> 
+
+      <p>Enabling this option will make the server vulnerable to
+      security issues if used with rewrite rules which are not
+      carefully authored.  It is <strong>strongly recommended</strong>
+      that this option is not used.  In particular, beware of input
+      strings containing the '<code>@</code>' character which could
+      change the interpretation of the transformed URI, as per the
+      above CVE names.</p>
+      </div>
+      </dd>
+
+      <dt><code>MergeBase</code></dt>
+      <dd>
+
+      <p>With this option, the value of <code class="directive"><a href="#rewritebase">RewriteBase</a></code> is copied from where it's explicitly defined
+      into any sub-directory or sub-location that doesn't define its own
+      <code class="directive"><a href="#rewritebase">RewriteBase</a></code>. This was the
+      default behavior in 2.4.0 through 2.4.3, and the flag to restore it is
+      available Apache HTTP Server 2.4.4 and later.</p>
+      </dd>
       </dl>
 
 
       </dl>
 
 
@@ -912,8 +991,8 @@ later</td></tr>
       <p><a id="patterns" name="patterns"><em>Pattern</em></a> is
       a perl compatible <a id="regexp" name="regexp">regular
       expression</a>. On the first RewriteRule, it is matched against
       <p><a id="patterns" name="patterns"><em>Pattern</em></a> is
       a perl compatible <a id="regexp" name="regexp">regular
       expression</a>. On the first RewriteRule, it is matched against
-      the (%-decoded) <a href="./directive-dict.html#Syntax">URL-path</a> (or 
-      <a href="./directive-dict.html#Syntax">file-path</a>, depending 
+      the (%-decoded) <a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">URL-path</a> (or 
+      <a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">file-path</a>, depending 
       on the context) of the request. Subsequent patterns are matched against the 
       output of the last matching RewriteRule.</p>
 
       on the context) of the request. Subsequent patterns are matched against the 
       output of the last matching RewriteRule.</p>
 
@@ -1015,7 +1094,9 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substitution string!
         you specify a <em>Substitution</em> string of
         <code>/www/file.html</code>, then this will be treated as a
         URL-path <em>unless</em> a directory named <code>www</code>
         you specify a <em>Substitution</em> string of
         <code>/www/file.html</code>, then this will be treated as a
         URL-path <em>unless</em> a directory named <code>www</code>
-        exists at the root or your file-system, in which case it will
+        exists at the root or your file-system (or, in the case of 
+        using rewrites in a <code>.htaccess</code> file, relative to
+        your document root), in which case it will
         be treated as a file-system path. If you wish other
         URL-mapping directives (such as <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#alias">Alias</a></code>) to be applied to the
         resulting URL-path, use the <code>[PT]</code> flag as
         be treated as a file-system path. If you wish other
         URL-mapping directives (such as <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#alias">Alias</a></code>) to be applied to the
         resulting URL-path, use the <code>[PT]</code> flag as
@@ -1095,128 +1176,134 @@ cannot use <code>$N</code> in the substitution string!
       brackets, of any of the flags in the following table. More
       details, and examples, for each flag, are available in the <a href="../rewrite/flags.html">Rewrite Flags document</a>.</p>
 
       brackets, of any of the flags in the following table. More
       details, and examples, for each flag, are available in the <a href="../rewrite/flags.html">Rewrite Flags document</a>.</p>
 
-    <table class="bordered">
-    <tr><th>Flag and syntax</th>
+    <table class="bordered"><tr class="header"><th>Flag and syntax</th>
         <th>Function</th>
     </tr>
         <th>Function</th>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>B</td>
         <td>B</td>
-        <td>Escape non-alphanumeric characters <em>before</em> applying
-        the transformation. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_b">details ...</a></em></td>
+        <td>Escape non-alphanumeric characters in backreferences <em>before</em> 
+        applying the transformation. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_b">details ...</a></em></td>
+    </tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+        <td>backrefnoplus|BNP</td>
+        <td>If backreferences are being escaped, spaces should be escaped to 
+        %20 instead of +. Useful when the backreference will be used in the
+        path component rather than the query string.<em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_bnp">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>chain|C</td>
         <td>Rule is chained to the following rule. If the rule fails,
         the rule(s) chained to it will be skipped. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_c">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>chain|C</td>
         <td>Rule is chained to the following rule. If the rule fails,
         the rule(s) chained to it will be skipped. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_c">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>cookie|CO=<em>NAME</em>:<em>VAL</em></td>
         <td>Sets a cookie in the client browser. Full syntax is:
         CO=<em>NAME</em>:<em>VAL</em>:<em>domain</em>[:<em>lifetime</em>[:<em>path</em>[:<em>secure</em>[:<em>httponly</em>]]]] <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_co">details ...</a></em>
         </td>
     </tr>
         <td>cookie|CO=<em>NAME</em>:<em>VAL</em></td>
         <td>Sets a cookie in the client browser. Full syntax is:
         CO=<em>NAME</em>:<em>VAL</em>:<em>domain</em>[:<em>lifetime</em>[:<em>path</em>[:<em>secure</em>[:<em>httponly</em>]]]] <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_co">details ...</a></em>
         </td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>discardpath|DPI</td>
         <td>Causes the PATH_INFO portion of the rewritten URI to be
         discarded. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_dpi">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>discardpath|DPI</td>
         <td>Causes the PATH_INFO portion of the rewritten URI to be
         discarded. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_dpi">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+        <td>END</td>
+        <td>Stop the rewriting process immediately and don't apply any
+        more rules. Also prevents further execution of rewrite rules
+        in per-directory and .htaccess context. (Available in 2.3.9 and later)
+        <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_end">details ...</a></em></td>
+    </tr>
+<tr>
         <td>env|E=[!]<em>VAR</em>[:<em>VAL</em>]</td>
         <td>Causes an environment variable <em>VAR</em> to be set (to the
         value <em>VAL</em> if provided). The form !<em>VAR</em> causes
         <td>env|E=[!]<em>VAR</em>[:<em>VAL</em>]</td>
         <td>Causes an environment variable <em>VAR</em> to be set (to the
         value <em>VAL</em> if provided). The form !<em>VAR</em> causes
-        the environment variable <em>VAR</em> to be unset.<em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_e">details ...</a></em></td>
+        the environment variable <em>VAR</em> to be unset.
+        <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_e">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>forbidden|F</td>
         <td>Returns a 403 FORBIDDEN response to the client browser.
         <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_f">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>forbidden|F</td>
         <td>Returns a 403 FORBIDDEN response to the client browser.
         <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_f">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>gone|G</td>
         <td>Returns a 410 GONE response to the client browser. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_g">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>gone|G</td>
         <td>Returns a 410 GONE response to the client browser. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_g">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>Handler|H=<em>Content-handler</em></td>
         <td>Causes the resulting URI to be sent to the specified
         <em>Content-handler</em> for processing. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_h">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>Handler|H=<em>Content-handler</em></td>
         <td>Causes the resulting URI to be sent to the specified
         <em>Content-handler</em> for processing. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_h">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>last|L</td>
         <td>Stop the rewriting process immediately and don't apply any
         more rules. Especially note caveats for per-directory and
         .htaccess context (see also the END flag). <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_l">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>last|L</td>
         <td>Stop the rewriting process immediately and don't apply any
         more rules. Especially note caveats for per-directory and
         .htaccess context (see also the END flag). <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_l">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>next|N</td>
         <td>Re-run the rewriting process, starting again with the first
         rule, using the result of the ruleset so far as a starting
         point. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_n">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>next|N</td>
         <td>Re-run the rewriting process, starting again with the first
         rule, using the result of the ruleset so far as a starting
         point. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_n">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>nocase|NC</td>
         <td>Makes the pattern comparison case-insensitive.
         <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_nc">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>nocase|NC</td>
         <td>Makes the pattern comparison case-insensitive.
         <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_nc">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>noescape|NE</td>
         <td>Prevent mod_rewrite from applying hexcode escaping of
         special characters in the result of the rewrite. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_ne">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>noescape|NE</td>
         <td>Prevent mod_rewrite from applying hexcode escaping of
         special characters in the result of the rewrite. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_ne">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>nosubreq|NS</td>
         <td>Causes a rule to be skipped if the current request is an
         internal sub-request. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_ns">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>nosubreq|NS</td>
         <td>Causes a rule to be skipped if the current request is an
         internal sub-request. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_ns">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>proxy|P</td>
         <td>Force the substitution URL to be internally sent as a proxy
         request. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_p">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>proxy|P</td>
         <td>Force the substitution URL to be internally sent as a proxy
         request. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_p">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>passthrough|PT</td>
         <td>Forces the resulting URI to be passed back to the URL
         mapping engine for processing of other URI-to-filename
         translators, such as <code>Alias</code> or
         <code>Redirect</code>. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_pt">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>passthrough|PT</td>
         <td>Forces the resulting URI to be passed back to the URL
         mapping engine for processing of other URI-to-filename
         translators, such as <code>Alias</code> or
         <code>Redirect</code>. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_pt">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>qsappend|QSA</td>
         <td>Appends any query string from the original request URL to 
         any query string created in the rewrite target.<em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_qsa">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>qsappend|QSA</td>
         <td>Appends any query string from the original request URL to 
         any query string created in the rewrite target.<em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_qsa">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>qsdiscard|QSD</td>
         <td>Discard any query string attached to the incoming URI.
         <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_qsd">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>qsdiscard|QSD</td>
         <td>Discard any query string attached to the incoming URI.
         <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_qsd">details
         ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>redirect|R[=<em>code</em>]</td>
         <td>Forces an external redirect, optionally with the specified
         HTTP status code. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_r">details ...</a></em>
         </td>
     </tr>
         <td>redirect|R[=<em>code</em>]</td>
         <td>Forces an external redirect, optionally with the specified
         HTTP status code. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_r">details ...</a></em>
         </td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
-        <td>END</td>
-        <td>Stop the rewriting process immediately and don't apply any
-        more rules. Also prevents further execution of rewrite rules
-        in per-directory and .htaccess context. (Available in 2.3.9 and later)
-        <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_l">details ...</a></em></td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr>
         <td>skip|S=<em>num</em></td>
         <td>Tells the rewriting engine to skip the next <em>num</em>
         rules if the current rule matches. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_s">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>skip|S=<em>num</em></td>
         <td>Tells the rewriting engine to skip the next <em>num</em>
         rules if the current rule matches. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_s">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
+<tr class="odd">
         <td>type|T=<em>MIME-type</em></td>
         <td>Force the <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#mime-type" title="see glossary">MIME-type</a> of the target file
         to be the specified type. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_t">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
         <td>type|T=<em>MIME-type</em></td>
         <td>Force the <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#mime-type" title="see glossary">MIME-type</a> of the target file
         to be the specified type. <em><a href="../rewrite/flags.html#flag_t">details ...</a></em></td>
     </tr>
-    </table>
+</table>
 
 <div class="note"><h3>Home directory expansion</h3>
 <p> When the substitution string begins with a string
 
 <div class="note"><h3>Home directory expansion</h3>
 <p> When the substitution string begins with a string
@@ -1239,68 +1326,55 @@ directive.</p>
       /somepath/pathinfo</code>'':</strong><br />
       </p>
 
       /somepath/pathinfo</code>'':</strong><br />
       </p>
 
-<table class="bordered">
-<tr>
+<table class="bordered"><tr class="header">
 <th>Given Rule</th>
 <th>Resulting Substitution</th>
 </tr>
 <th>Given Rule</th>
 <th>Resulting Substitution</th>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) otherpath$1</td>
 <td>invalid, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) otherpath$1</td>
 <td>invalid, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^/somepath(.*) otherpath$1  [R]</td>
 <td>invalid, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) otherpath$1  [R]</td>
 <td>invalid, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) otherpath$1  [P]</td>
 <td>invalid, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) otherpath$1  [P]</td>
 <td>invalid, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^/somepath(.*) /otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) /otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) /otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) /otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^/somepath(.*) /otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) /otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection (the [R] flag is redundant)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection (the [R] flag is redundant)</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via internal proxy</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^/somepath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via internal proxy</td>
 </tr>
@@ -1308,80 +1382,65 @@ directive.</p>
 
       <p><strong>Inside per-directory configuration for
       <code>/somepath</code><br />
 
       <p><strong>Inside per-directory configuration for
       <code>/somepath</code><br />
-       (<code>/physical/path/to/somepath/.htacccess</code>, with
+       (<code>/physical/path/to/somepath/.htaccess</code>, with
       <code>RewriteBase /somepath</code>)<br />
        for request ``<code>GET
       /somepath/localpath/pathinfo</code>'':</strong><br />
      </p>
 
       <code>RewriteBase /somepath</code>)<br />
        for request ``<code>GET
       /somepath/localpath/pathinfo</code>'':</strong><br />
      </p>
 
-<table class="bordered">
-
-<tr>
+<table class="bordered"><tr class="header">
 <th>Given Rule</th>
 <th>Resulting Substitution</th>
 </tr>
 <th>Given Rule</th>
 <th>Resulting Substitution</th>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/somepath/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/somepath/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^localpath(.*) otherpath$1  [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/somepath/otherpath/pathinfo via external
 redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) otherpath$1  [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/somepath/otherpath/pathinfo via external
 redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) otherpath$1  [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) otherpath$1  [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^localpath(.*) /otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) /otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) /otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) /otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^localpath(.*) /otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) /otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>/otherpath/pathinfo</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://thishost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://thishost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>doesn't make sense, not supported</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection</td>
 </tr>
-
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection (the [R] flag is redundant)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [R]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via external redirection (the [R] flag is redundant)</td>
 </tr>
-
-<tr>
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via internal proxy</td>
 </tr>
 <td>^localpath(.*) http://otherhost/otherpath$1 [P]</td>
 <td>http://otherhost/otherpath/pathinfo via internal proxy</td>
 </tr>
-
 </table>
 
   
 </table>
 
   
@@ -1390,11 +1449,28 @@ redirection</td>
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 <div class="bottomlang">
 <p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_rewrite.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a> |
 <a href="../fr/mod/mod_rewrite.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français">&nbsp;fr&nbsp;</a></p>
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