URL Re-Writing

URL Re-writing is a configuration on Webserver level with the aim to get shorter un more readbale URLs.

A URL from the system without re-writing (but using the URL Keyword, see Meta Data (URL-Keyword and Meta-Tags)) could look like follows:

http://www.mydomain.com/myworkspacename.php?page&p=DE,4517,,,,

The URL codes the workspace name (see Multi-Datebases / Workspaces), language (2-letter ISO code), document ID and additional optional parameters (empty in our example).

With re-writing, the URL could look like

http://www.mydomain.com/pg/mysql.html?p=DE,4517,,,,

If you change the URL-Keyword, your link will still work (in fact the link will work with every keyword). But for site statistics e.g., the document will now appear as a different document as it has a different URL.

Important note: If you use re-writing and deactivate it later, links to bookmarks won't work any longer. However, as long as you did not use external links within the Website, the Website itself should still work.
URL Re-Writing Example