AFAIK, they’re the same. Did you google “apache rewrite engine”?
I hope your host knows what he’s talking about because with an answer like that, you might want to find someone better.
Apache page for mod_rewrite / rewrite engine
You shouldn’t have any problems. Usually WordPress will declare
RewriteEngine on
in the first part of the .htaccess file. I would expect that you will no problems, but it’s still possible that you might.
In follow up, here is the apache page, bad link before:
mod_rewrite / rewrite engine
WordPress also uses an if statement so if mod_rewrite.c doesn’t exist, it will just ignore the rewrite rules.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Thread Starter
mrmick
(@mrmick)
Thank you all for the answers!
My wordpress-installation seems to work, I recognized no problems so far. But I still don’t understand what the rewrite-option is good for and why wordpress recommends the module although it’s not necessary.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mick
Thread Starter
mrmick
(@mrmick)
Sorry, I read the mail from my host again, and I understood it wrong the first time.
He is using the rewrite engine for webserver redirection. That’s the reason why I cannot use the module.
Does wordpress has any disadvantages without using the module?
Mick
Does wordpress has any disadvantages without using the module?
Yes and no. WordPress requires mod_rewrite to enable permalinks, but permalinks are not required. What permalinks do is they provide “prettier” links for your posts and they help with search engine optimization. See: http://codex.wordpress.org/Search_Engine_Optimization_for_Wordpress#Permalinks
If you were to ask my recommendation, I would say that you should find another hosting provider. mod_rewrite is a standard feature that is offered by most hosting providers.
He is using the rewrite engine for webserver redirection.
I smell a cheap / crappy host. They are pointing domains onto an account of their own it sounds like.
Thread Starter
mrmick
(@mrmick)
Hi,
thanks so much! This helps a lot. Now I begin to understand better what the rewrite engine does.
Best,
Mick
