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URL Rewriting Tool

Generate professional URL rewrite rules for Apache, Nginx, and IIS servers. Create redirects, clean URLs, and optimize your website structure for better SEO.

Multi-Server Support

Apache, Nginx, and IIS configurations

Custom Rules

Create redirects and rewrites easily

SEO Optimized

Improve site structure and rankings

URL Rewriting Tool
Generate URL rewrite rules for Apache, Nginx, and IIS servers to improve SEO and user experience
Configuration
Test URL
Generated Rules

Click "Generate Rules" to create your URL rewrite configuration

Common Rewrite Rules

Remove www from URLs

R=301, L
Pattern:^www\.(.*)$
Replacement:$1
www.example.com/page→example.com/page

Add www to URLs

R=301, L
Pattern:^(?!www\.)(.*)$
Replacement:www.$1
example.com/page→www.example.com/page

Force HTTPS redirect

R=301, L
Pattern:^(.*)$
Replacement:https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
http://example.com/page→https://example.com/page

Remove trailing slash

R=301, L
Pattern:^(.+)/$
Replacement:$1
/page/→/page

Add trailing slash to directories

R=301, L
Pattern:^([^.]*[^/])$
Replacement:$1/
/page→/page/

Clean URLs (remove .php extension)

L
Pattern:^([^.]+)$
Replacement:$1.php
/contact→/contact.php
Apache URL Rewriting Guide

Getting Started with Apache mod_rewrite

Apache's mod_rewrite module is one of the most powerful tools for URL manipulation. It uses regular expressions to match URL patterns and can perform redirects, rewrites, and other URL transformations.

Basic Syntax

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule Pattern Substitution [Flags]

Common Flags

  • R=301 - Permanent redirect (SEO-friendly)
  • R=302 - Temporary redirect
  • L - Last rule, stop processing
  • QSA - Query String Append
  • NC - No Case (case-insensitive)

Best Practices

  • Always use 301 redirects for permanent changes to preserve SEO value
  • Test rules thoroughly before deploying to production
  • Use the L flag to prevent unnecessary processing
  • Comment your rules for future maintenance
SEO Benefits of URL Rewriting

Improved User Experience

  • • Clean, readable URLs that users can understand
  • • Consistent URL structure across your site
  • • Elimination of duplicate content issues
  • • Better sharing and bookmarking experience

Search Engine Benefits

  • • Consolidated link equity through proper redirects
  • • Improved crawl efficiency for search bots
  • • Better keyword targeting in URLs
  • • Reduced bounce rates from clean URLs
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