Please help newbie with <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

Hello all,

I did a search on this but couldnt come up with anything.

I installed wordpress onto my existing site and it rewrote my htaccess file, and basically killed my google traffic.

I looked and cant see the problem, should I just hang tough a little longer? any ideas?

thnx in advance


RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
#
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite\.net [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.net/$1 [R=301,L]
#
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

 

Lets break this down...

RewriteEngine On

Code (markup):

This turns on mod_rewrite

RewriteBase /

Code (markup):

Tells mod_rewrite where to base its commands off of

RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.net/$1 [R=301,L]

Code (markup):

This tells the server to take all traffic to your site and redirect it to a more SEO-friendly URL (http://www.mysite.net/URLGOESHERE), leading it there with a SEO-friendly redirect (301)

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

Code (markup):

Checks to see if mod_rewrite exists

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ./index.php [L]

Code (markup):

Tells the server to take all nonexistant pages that are accessed and redirect them to ./index.php

Jason