Mod_Rewrite Not Working

ETbyrne · 07-23-2009, 08:57 PM

A while back I removed my xampp install and manually installed Apache and PHP 5.2.9. Since then I have not been able to get Mod_Rewrite to work.

In httpd.conf I uncommented

Code:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

but it still won't work. Am I missing something?

Salathe · 07-24-2009, 02:04 PM

Check the apache logs, does the module get loaded properly (ie, is there an error message)?

ETbyrne · 07-24-2009, 03:52 PM

I checked the logs and there's nothing about any modules not loading correctly. Also mod_rewrite.so is in the modules directory.

Here's my .htaccess file if anyone is interested:

Code:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|img|bin)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?page=$1 [L]

It should be noted that the above worked on my old installation and works on my web host.

Salathe · 07-24-2009, 04:11 PM

Is mod_rewrite not working at all, or just for your particular file quoted above?

ETbyrne · 07-24-2009, 10:34 PM

I did a few other simple tests and it won't work at all.

Sam Granger · 07-24-2009, 11:06 PM

Very odd. Have you checked if there are any other httpd.conf files? I remember having to change a lot of php.ini files in xampp to found out which one had to be editted

ETbyrne · 07-25-2009, 03:50 PM

Installing Apache manually is a lot different from XAMPP you only have one httpd.conf file. I'm not sure why XAMPP has multiple httpd.conf files.

sketchMedia · 07-25-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETbyrne

Installing Apache manually is a lot different from XAMPP you only have one httpd.conf file. I'm not sure why XAMPP has multiple httpd.conf files.

Yea, XAMPP is a bit of a mess from what I remember of it. That's why I compiled my own LAMP server

A stab in the dark here.

Do you have:

Code:

AccessFileName .htaccess

in your .conf file? if not add it. This tells apache to look for .htaccess files

Find, in your vhost (should be in the <Directory> section):

Code:

AllowOverride None

And change it to (well for relevant directories ofc):

Code:

AllowOverride All

That directive basically tells apache what to do with .htaccess files when it finds them and what directives it will read.

Then give it a boot up the backside:

Code:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

or

Code:

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

depending on your distro ofc.

I'll keep thinking about solutions, its quite hard for me atm coz my setup seems to be slightly different.

ETbyrne · 07-25-2009, 08:33 PM

Ah yes thank you! Changing AllowOverride to All in httpd.conf did the trick!

sketchMedia · 07-26-2009, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETbyrne

Ah yes thank you! Changing AllowOverride to All in httpd.conf did the trick!

No problem m8, glad you got it sorted!

Salathe · 07-26-2009, 09:57 AM

I thought about AllowOverride but figured it was too basic a thing to overlook, good job Sketch on pointing it out.

infonama · 03-03-2010, 11:00 AM

My mod_rewrite also not working, and my website is hosted on Linux server, how can i turn on the mod_rewrite?

delayedinsanity · 03-03-2010, 05:57 PM

Linux, with Apache? nginx? lighttpd? There are different rewrite methodologies for each.

Have you installed the module and activated it? You will need to be on a private server of some sort to do this, most shared hosts will not give you the option (if you are on shared, ask them about their policies)

Have you double checked all the information provided above? Some of the simplest things can be overlooked and completely default the other attempts you've made.

Have you double checked your mod_rewrite rules that you are attempting to use? Start with something basic, such as removing file extensions or just accessing a single page from a slightly different name.

benjamin444 · 08-10-2011, 08:14 AM

installed a new redhat server and am trying to get mod_rewrite working.

Both these lines are uncommended in httpd.conf
LoadModule rewrite_module
AddModule mod_rewrite.c

I have also done
<Directory />
Options All
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

.htaccess file looks like
ErrorDocument 404 [domain.com...]

but when I type in www.domain.com/sdfgkjdf.html it receives a 404 error and is not redirected.

info.php shows mod_rewrite enabled.

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wGEric · 08-15-2011, 04:07 AM

Did you add any rewrite rules?

maeltar · 08-15-2011, 06:53 AM

You could always use the easy way out and create a custom 404 doc that has a redirect in it.