.htaccess is redirecting instead of rewriting

[tcloninger]

A simple subfolder to subfolder .htaccess rewrite (only it's redirecting instead).

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^pretty(.*)$ http://example.com/ugly/

This works...except it redirects instead of rewrites. I don't want the url to show http://example.com/ugly ... I want it to show http://example.com/pretty

I'm not using the [R] option. Why is it redirecting?

[dkinzer]

Try this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^pretty(.*)$ /ugly/

However, given that you are using the grouping construct, perhaps you really wanted this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^pretty(.*)$ /ugly/$1

That still may not be what you really wanted. Perhaps this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^pretty/(.*)$ /ugly/$1