What's the intended way to go along with configuring subdomains ? That is, to have sub.domain.com go to a folder at domain.com/sub WITHOUT having it redirect ?
no comprende your question is not clear to me (just a user) my opinion isthat subdomains are highly misused. people look to treat them as simply another 'style' of page pointing. AVOID IF POSSIBLE. my opinion is that unless a hosted organiation has another ip within the ip address pool, dont do it. JUST MY OPINION.
You can do this with apache rewrite rules too.Please have a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12783