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Myra Online Help Updated · 21 Aug 2026

Appending .html to all paths

A WAF rule with the URI Substitution action automatically appends .html to all paths without a file extension. This is suitable if your customer infrastructure provides content as .html files, but visitors request clean paths without a file extension. The WAF rewrites the requested URI before it is forwarded to the customer infrastructure.

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Action: Append .html to all paths

For example, proceed as follows to append .html to all paths without a file extension:

  • ► Select Request as the request method.
  • ► Add the Path condition.
  • ► Select the IREGEX operator from the drop-down list.
  • ► Enter /[^.]+$ as the value.
  • ► Add the URI Substitution action.
  • ► Enter /(.*) as the search pattern.
  • ► Enter /$1.html as the value.

Note

The /[^.]+$ condition only applies to paths without a dot. Requests for files with an extension (for example .css, .js, or .png) contain a dot and are therefore not rewritten.