deansaddigh Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hi, just a quick question, I phoned fast hosts and they told me i wont be able to get mod-rewrite working as my hostin is on a windows developer package, and that i need to switch to linux. Just a quick question if anyone knows is this fact or am i being fobbed off as i have done in the past . kind regards Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellReal Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 mod rewrite is an apache module and I'm quite certain it is not OS Specific, you shouldn't have a problem enabling it.. Your web hosting is PROBABLY giving you this excuse because they have the hosting accounts structured in a way that they all share the same web service or something.. although I don't see why it would be a bad idea to have mod rewrite working for all of them, its such an awesome feature anywya, my advice to you: change webhosts they're jerkin you around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deansaddigh Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 thanks for that, i appreciate it, and that is also what had crossed my mind. if anyone has got it working on a windows package please let me know. Kind regards Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cags Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The mod_rewrite package is capable of working on the Windows platform just fine, I use it on my localhost (Windows 7, previously Windows XP). It does indeed sound like they are jerking you around. The thing I don't understand though, is the fact that most hosting companies charge extra for windows based services due to licensing costs, thus they are almost asking you to downgrade, which sounds a little strange. Perhaps it is a limitation in the way they have things set up, but it's certainly not a limitation which stems purely from a windows based server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 If your hosting package is a 'windows developer' package chances are high that your site is hosted on IIS, not Apache. IIS does not natively support .htaccess files, and hasn't had a native rewrite engine until version 7. You need to check what server your using, not what OS. This information is easily available via phpinfo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deansaddigh Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 thanks ill check, now with the phpinfo. and post back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deansaddigh Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Hi, i have used the phpinfo script and it looks like this is my site is hosted indeed on an iis and not appache Windows NT IIS6118 5.2 build 3790 Is there away around this at all. Or does it require moving hosting companies. (which i would like to avoid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Is there away around this at all. Around what? mod_rewrite doesn't exist natively for IIS. There are plugins available, but I doubt your host will purchase them. You need an Apache server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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