ryy705 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hello, I am a mod_rewrite noob who got stuck on the first step. How do I enable mod_rewrite? I added the line "RewriteEngine On" in the apache2.conf file but when I restart apache I get following message: Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration What am I doing wrong? Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 What OS are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryy705 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Thank you for your response. I am using kubuntu. I and I just installed mod_rewrite, placed the 'RewriteEngine On' line in apache2.conf file and restarted apache with without a problem. But .htaccess doesn't seem to be working. I placed the line 'InvalidDirective Here' in the .htaccess file. But I can still load the pages in that folder. Is this because I am running everything on local computer? I have this line in the apache2.conf file: 'AccessFileName .htaccess'. Does this mean that .htaccess is enabled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikramjeet.singla Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 please refer to following link: http://blog.xmodx.com/2008/06/04/install-apache-and-enable-mod_rewrite-ubuntu-linux/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryy705 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 I followed the instructions. Then I created a .htaccess file with the following lines in it: AuthUserFile /usr/local/you/safedir/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthName EnterPassword AuthType Basic require user wsabstract But I can go to that directory without being asked for a password. Do you need to see a copy of any of the configuration files? PS. I did not create a password file. But I don't think that matters. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 is it possible to enable mod_rewrite when not allowed access to httpd.conf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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