modrewrite home page "silently" possible?

[stidj]

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \/
RewriteRule ^$ /some/other/file [L]

This is what I have, but I don't want the URL to actually change. I just want the user to be on the homepage but have content displayed on / based on whatever script I choose.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks guys!

[stidj]

I solved this one, just use [P] and the full http:// to your site. Remember that if the destination URL also forwards or redirects (which mine did for one TLD), you have to make sure you send it to the TLD with no additional forwarding.

[jdMorgan]

If the replacement page is on the same site, there is no need to use a proxy connection. This will increase the load on your server and mess up your log files.

All you really need to do is to put the path to your new home page *file* into the DirectoryIndex list (see Apache mod_dir).

Jim

[g1smd]

I concur. This is a very simple job for

DirectoryIndex

to handle.