| Directive | Default | Context | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RewriteBase | None | Directory, .htaccess | Sets base URL for per directory rewrite |
| RewriteEngine | off | everywhere | Enable or disable runtime rewrite engine |
RewriteBaseThe directive specifies URL prefix to be used for substituting relative paths.
RewriteEngineThe directive, if set to off, will perform no runtime rewrite processing. These rules are not inherited by the virtual hosts (from server config), and will have to be defined individually.