... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2 . ... It describes how one can use Apache's mod_rewrite to solve typical URL-based problems with which webmasters are commonly confronted. ... URL Layout . ... To force the use of RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.example\.com [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^ ... Here is the solution: first I put the following into the per-directory configuration file in the DocumentRoot of the server to rewrite the announced URL /net.sw/ to the internal path /e/netsw : ...