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Pretty URL's & Zeus rewrite.script

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Hi,
I have a problem with enabling clean/pretty URLS on my Concrete5 site due to names.co.uk hosting using Zeus not Apache web server.

When the Pretty URLS option is selected in the Dashboard of my Concrete5 site it rewrites the .htacccess file. From what I have read the Zeus web server does not support .htaccess but does use it’s own scripting in a rewrite.script file.

I have the following questions:

What is a rewrite.script?
What code do I need ?
How do I create one on a Mac?
Once I have written the file where does it go?
Do I need to modify any other Concrete5 files?

Now please note that I'm a complete novice and this is the first website I have ever built.

Anyone have any experience of this?

Any advice would be gratefully received!

Many thanks!!!
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VPenkov replied on at Permalink Reply
VPenkov
I've never used Zeus web server, but I'll give it a shot
1) A rewrite script is a .htaccess script, but for Zeus instead of Apache. It creates some rules for the server to follow and that's pretty much the whole explanation.
2+3+4) Open up some random text editor. The .htaccess should look like something similar:
map path into SCRATCH:path from %{URL}              
look for file at %{SCRATCH:path}              
if exists then goto END              
look for dir at %{SCRATCH:path}              
if exists then goto END       
set URL = /index.php

Save the file with the name rewrite.script and upload it where your website is.
It _should_ work, although I wouldn't bet on it. Please do share your result.