Quick question about url rewriting

[eluser]pickledegg2[/eluser]
I'm trying to get my head around isapi_rewrite to remove the index.php, and just get my head around rewriting in general.

Is the following a correct assumption?

1)The link is clicked in the browser & the server receives a request for:

http://www.mydomain.com/ci/class/method/3 (note no index.php)


2)The isapi_rewrite kicks in and rewrites the url to:

http://www.mydomain.com/ci/index.php/class/method/3 (adds index.php)

3)The request is passed to the codeigniter application, which is expecting an index.php in order to work properly.

4)Lots of fun is had by all!

So in reality , when people talk about 'removing index.php from the url' they are actually talking about the rewrite engine adding it back in!!

Correct?

[eluser]Matthew Pennell[/eluser]
Correct!

[eluser]pickledegg2[/eluser]
thanks buddy

PS, you really shouldn't have an avatar depicting someone smoking you know, its real bad for you