Rewrite a uri (not redirect)

So - setting a variable before a rule matches will not cause additional overhead when processing a rule? My thought was I did not want to set a variable, unless the traffic passed my if statement - and at that point - I figured, why set a variable at all, if I can just splat it with one line. I will try the latest example once my test environment is back online and let everyone know how it goes.

 

 

Thanks again for all the pointers and help!