Problem w/ .htaccess and mod_rewrite

Purpose: maintain the same .htaccess file between localhost and production servers. Making changes to one file is better than editing two or more.

Problem: directory for the project at local & production server are different. Therefore, RewriteBase of mod_rewrite needs to be set differently. Eg:

• Local: http://localhost/working/abc.html
• Production: http://example.com/abc.html

Solution/Hack: have this in httpd.conf for the localhost <Directory "c:/htdocs/working"> # Maintaining the same .htaccess & still able to change RewriteBase AllowOverride None Include "c:/htdocs/working/.htaccess" # Override the base value, the value in .htaccess is for production server RewriteBase /working </Directory>