ISAPI_Rewrite and Coldfusion Rules

Question

This is the first time that I am trying to use ISAPI_Rewrite and ColdFusion. My hosting company has a wiki which says I need to create an .htaccess file and add the following rules to it:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(.*?\.cfm)/([^/]*)/([^/]*)(/.+)? $1$4?$2=$3 [NC,LP,QSA

I have 8 main pages for my website:

• index.cfm
• products.cfm
• product-detail.cfm
• brands.cfm
• about.cfm
• contact.cfm
• specials.cfm
• gallery.cfm

I have done that. What I would like to know is:

1. Since I am new to this, are there any other rules that I need to define? I cannot find a decent tutorial on this matter.

2. Is there any ColdFusion code that I need to add to my Application.cfm page?

Also how would I change this:

products-search.cfm?filter=brand&brand_id=115

to

products-search.cfm/HKSparts

Like I said, this is my first time trying this out.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

If it's an ISAPI_Rewrite then I'm afraid .htaccess is not the file. Please, see http://www.isapirewrite.com/docs/#conffile. However, if it's ISAPI_Rewrite3, the file format is correct. Try to contact HeliconTech directly. They have a very responsive support team.