How to enable mod_rewrite in Apache ?

Hi all,



I installed Apache as part of WAMP package (it comes with Apache 2.0.59). In order to enable mod_rewrite in Apache I did the following:

1. Uncomment the following line in httpd.conf file:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

2. Put a .htaccess file in the root directory:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ super.html

3. Restart Apache

If my understanding is correct, when I type

www.somesite.com/super.html

I should be redirected to

www.somesite.com/index.php

but this doesn't happen. Most probably my mod_rewrite engine is not enabled ? How can I test if it is truly enabled ?



Regards,
Razvan

 

do other htaccess commands work? it's possible mod rerewrite is working but htaccess is off

 

I don't think that it is disabled, because I have this line in my httpd.conf file:

Anyway, just to make sure: what other commands can I put there ? I mean just to test that .htaccess is working. (sorry, I am a beginner with this stuff)


Regards,
Razvan

 

I found the issue myself. In order for the .htaccess file to work you must give the directive "AllowOverride" for the respective folder:

Since I am using virtual hosts my httpd.conf file now looks like this:

<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>
	ServerName [url]www.xml-forums.net[/url]
	ServerAlias xml-forums.net
	DocumentRoot D:/www-xml-forums.net

	LogLevel warn
	ServerSignature On

	<Directory "D:/www-xml-forums.net">
		Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
		[COLOR="Red"][B]AllowOverride All[/B][/COLOR]
		Order allow,deny
		Allow from all
	</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Code (markup):

 

Use

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^super\.php$ index.html [L]

IF index.html is the original URL, with super.php being the fake URL. Then super.php should show the same thing as index.html. It doesn't redirect to the original URL.

 

I understand that. The problem was the command "AllowOverride All" that has to be applied for the folder where you want to use .htaccess.

Is this a security risk ? Is there a more restrictive settings that you people use instead of "All" ?