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authorDaniel Gruno <humbedooh@apache.org>2012-09-01 07:01:04 +0000
committerDaniel Gruno <humbedooh@apache.org>2012-09-01 07:01:04 +0000
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backport r1379321: Note that using rewrites with a file-path substitution in a .htaccess file will look for files relative to your document root, not relative to your file system root.
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+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
@@ -1046,7 +1046,9 @@ 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>
- 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 <directive
module="mod_alias">Alias</directive>) to be applied to the