mod_rewrite and proxy|P question! Please help!

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Hey guys, so I have created a website to upload and host .swf (adobe flash) files. To save on bandwidth all files are uploaded to amazon S3 because of the cheap pricing.

I want to hide the source amazon url… Currently the urls look like this.
swfupcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/1292046650.swf

I would love to be able to achieve this:
User goes to: swfup.com/swf/123.swf
and it redirects to swfupcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/123.swf

the actual filenames will be corresponding EG: 123.swf on both urls.
If possible i would love for the url in the browser to not change so even though its redirecting to view the swf the url stays as swfup.com/swf/123.swf

I have done some research and gotten a little help and someone told me i should use but im VERY new to this.

Any help greatly appreciated!

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FF,

If someone can download the flash file, they’ve GOT it on their computer. HOW are you going to hide that from your visitors? THEN, if you use a redirection but serve the file anyway, what use is showing a false URI (the answer is NONE).

With that, though, if you need to learn about redirections with mod_rewrite, please have a look at the tutorial article linked in my signature and come back with questions.

Regards,

DK