[OSM-talk] [OT] mod_rewrite

[Nick Whitelegg]

> If that rule is in a section which applies to newforest.free-map.org
>  vhost (like when the rule is in the default vhost section), then
> you are done with apache configuration. I have done these kind
> of rewrites several times.
> You can, of course, create an extra vhost entry for newforest.free-map.org
> and put the rewrite there.
> But...
> It looks like newforest.free-map.org.uk is not resolvable.
> So you have to fiddle with your dns zone configuration and add
> an entry for *.free-map.org.uk or for newforest.free-map.org.uk.

Do I need to ask my hosting provider to do this?

I seem to have set up my vhost configuration correctly - but the only way I 
can get it to work is to add newforest.free-map.org.uk plus the IP address to 
my /etc/hosts on my home box. Obviously it's going to be inconvenient for 
every potential user of the site to have to do this...

Thanks,
Nick