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Expand Up @@ -6,9 +6,24 @@ description: URL rewriting instructions for Apache

### Instructions for Apache

On most Apache setups, you don't have to do anything at all to get URL rewriting to work. Just use the following `.htaccess` file and Apache will pick up and use them automatically on server start-up.
First in your web.xml add the following servlet mapping above the default servlet mapping:

There are some exceptions though...
{% code title="web.xml" %}
```
<!-- The mapping for rewriting -->
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>CFMLServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/rewrite.cfm/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
```
{% endcode %}

For this you can use the global web.xml that for instance can be found at: /opt/lucee/tomcat/conf/web.xml.
Or, if you are on shared hosting, use a local web.xml that for instance can be found at: yourwebroot/WEB-INF/web.xml.

After that use the following `.htaccess` file and Apache will pick up and use them automatically on server start-up.

Most of the time this will work. There are some exceptions though...

If you have installed Apache yourself you may need to turn on the rewrite module and/or change the security settings before URL rewriting will work:

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