<usage>
<p>The <directive>RewriteBase</directive> directive specifies the
- URL prefix to be used for per-directory (htaccess)
+ URL prefix to be used for
+ <glossary ref="perdirectory">per-directory</glossary>
<directive module="mod_rewrite">RewriteRule</directive> directives that
substitute a relative path.</p>
<p> This directive is <em>required</em> when you use a relative path
- in a substitution in <glossary ref="perdirectory">per-directory</glossary> context unless any
+ in a substitution in <glossary ref="perdirectory">per-directory</glossary> context unless any
of the following conditions are true:</p>
<ul>
<li> The original request, and the substitution, are underneath the
<directive module="core">DocumentRoot</directive>
(as opposed to reachable by other means, such as
<directive module="mod_alias">Alias</directive>).</li>
- <li> The <em>filesystem</em> path to the directory containing the
- <directive module="mod_rewrite">RewriteRule</directive>,
- suffixed by the relative
- substitution is also valid as a URL path on the server
+ <li> The <em>filesystem</em> path to the directory containing
+ the <glossary ref="perdirectory">per-directory</glossary>
+ configuration, suffixed by the relative
+ substitution is also valid as a URL-path on the server
(this is rare).</li>
<li> In Apache HTTP Server 2.4.16 and later, this directive may be
omitted when the request is mapped via