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Re:Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache ... by user5994461 on Monday April 10, 2017 @03:17PM (#14081673)
There are very few justified usages that require to write maze of rewrite rules.

Most people do it because they have no idea what they are doing and they never decided on a naming convention for their apps and domains.

Re:Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache ... by Something1234 on Monday April 10, 2017 @07:39PM (#14083550)
What are some justified uses of rewrite rules?
Re:Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache ... by tyingq on Monday April 10, 2017 @08:59PM (#14084002)
Making broken links pointing at your site work (301), without breaking links to the correct URL.

Especially links on sites you have no control over.