<h3>Summary</h3>
<p>The <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code> module uses a rule-based rewriting
- engine, based on a regular-expression parser, to rewrite requested URLs on
+ engine, based on a PCRE regular-expression parser, to rewrite requested URLs on
the fly. By default, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code> maps a URL to a filesystem
path. However, it can also be used to redirect one URL to another URL, or
to invoke an internal proxy fetch.</p>