clean URLs not limited to Apache

Author: petecooper

faqs/clean-urls-do-not-work.md

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ description: These and similar problems happen when you use 'clean' URL mode on
 
 # FAQ: Clean URLs don't work
 
-This is usually an Apache web server issue.
+This is usually a web server configuration issue.
 
-These and similar problems happen when you use an **Article URL pattern**, as set in the Site section of the Preferences panel, as anything other than '?=messy’ on a web server that does not support `mod_rewrite` rules in the *.htaccess* file, or requires additional configuration in order to work. The *.htaccess* file supplied with Textpattern is designed to work on most Apache servers, but there is no universal solution.
+These and similar problems happen when you use an **Article URL pattern**, as set in the Site section of the Preferences panel, as anything other than '?=messy’ on a web server that does not support rewriting of URLs. For Apache, this is typically `mod_rewrite`. The *.htaccess* file supplied with Textpattern is designed to work on most Apache servers, but there is no universal solution.
 
 The Textpattern [Diagnostics](/administration/diagnostics-panel) panel will attempt to warn you if it can determine that clean URLs are not supported on your system. However, it doesn't detect all incompatible servers. The absence of a warning does *not* mean that your server supports clean URLs.