[web2py] Re: routes.py vs mod_rewrite

2012-07-11 Thread Athelionas
Than I'll go with routes.py. It's much easier than mod_rewrite and also 100% portable which is a killer feature. Thanks for the responses. 2012. július 10., kedd 23:51:54 UTC+2 időpontban Athelionas a következőt írta: What is the preferred way of rewriting URLs? Also, are there any

Re: [web2py] Re: routes.py vs mod_rewrite

2012-07-11 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On 11 Jul 2012, at 1:19 AM, Athelionas wrote: Than I'll go with routes.py. It's much easier than mod_rewrite and also 100% portable which is a killer feature. There's also no reason you can't use both. Go with routes.py and add an Apache rewrite if you want to speed up static accesses. There

[web2py] Re: routes.py vs mod_rewrite

2012-07-10 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
routes.py works for all web2py urls, including static files. On Tuesday, 10 July 2012 16:51:54 UTC-5, Athelionas wrote: What is the preferred way of rewriting URLs? Also, are there any advantages or disadvantages of choosing one over the other? I like the idea of routes.py better because

[web2py] Re: routes.py vs mod_rewrite

2012-07-10 Thread G. Clifford Williams
personally I always go with routes.py On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:51:54 PM UTC-5, Athelionas wrote: What is the preferred way of rewriting URLs? Also, are there any advantages or disadvantages of choosing one over the other? I like the idea of routes.py better because of portability, but

[web2py] Re: routes.py vs mod_rewrite

2012-07-10 Thread Anthony
routes.py will also handle rewriting outgoing URLs via the URL() function. Anthony On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:51:54 PM UTC-4, Athelionas wrote: What is the preferred way of rewriting URLs? Also, are there any advantages or disadvantages of choosing one over the other? I like the idea of

Re: [web2py] Re: routes.py vs mod_rewrite

2012-07-10 Thread Jonathan Lundell
On 10 Jul 2012, at 4:49 PM, Anthony wrote: routes.py will also handle rewriting outgoing URLs via the URL() function. And by default, the parametric router doesn't shorten static URLs, so as to make them easier to handle via Apache's mod_rewrite or the like. Anthony On Tuesday, July 10,