Enable mod_rewrite

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Enable mod_rewrite

I am working on a Joomla install and in order to get the SEF to function properly I need to enable mod_rewrite on my server. I have read that .htaccess is not enabled by default, but I cannot find anything to tell me how to enable it!!

I found one article from 2004, but the information I was supposed to find in the file and change was non-existant.

Can anybody help

Many, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Oct 16, 2007 4:07 PM

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Answer 1

MrHoffman

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Oct 16, 2007 4:16 PM in response to KrayZ

Launch Server Admin, click on the target server, click on web, click on modules, click on mod_rewrite (rewrite_module), restart the web server, done.

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Answer 2

KrayZ Author

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Oct 16, 2007 4:19 PM in response to MrHoffman

Thanks! That was a lot easier than I had anticipated!!

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Answer 3

jthor

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Dec 11, 2007 8:32 AM in response to KrayZ

KrayZ,

Just read your post...are you using the base SEO .htaccess lines for your Joomla site, or are you using a 3rd party SEO?

I have mod_rewrite active on my server, and no matter what I try, I can't get them to work. 😟

I wonder if you could post the contents of your .htaccess file so I could compare them to mine?

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Answer 4

MusOX

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Jan 5, 2008 5:31 PM in response to jthor

You need to check your .conf (i.e. xxxx any_80domainname.tdl.conf) file for your site (located in /etc/httpd/sites). Inside that file, look for your Directory setting, and change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All

Stop, Start web services.

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