url rewriting is mostly done by a module that intecepts incoming requests and changes it the before the request is forwarded to the application. The Application doesn't see the original request. (Look for mod_rewrite for apache)
What you look for is redirection. The server tells the browser to look at a different location for a given url. This is part of the HTTP Spec: HTTP 1.0 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1945.html HTTP 1.1 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2068.html In servlets and jsp's it can be used through response.sendRedirect(). > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Rum Pel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 14. August 2002 10:46 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: what is url rewriting > > > Can somebody tell me what is url rewriting? and does it > solve my problem: > > I want to change the URL in the browser addressbar depending > on what the servlet outputs. ie., is there any provision > in the http spec for sending an url back to the client along > with the content? > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
