.htaccess RewriteEngine On question

[Erik_J]

Hi,

I believe so.

To be sure, I just checked this forum

Applying "RewriteEngine On" in .htaccess

Whenever an .htaccess function requires the rewrite engine to be on, the line that performs this is always included in every code example that I ever see; but no-one ever thinks to mention whether it is necessary to repeat it for every function (which is the impression that the examples give) or just write it once at or near the beginning of the file (which I think may be the more likely situation, possibly). Could anyone clarify how, exactly, it needs to be applied? Thanks. (Sorry if this is …