if you have shell access or SSH access to your sever, the easiest way is to check your configuration file. check this post to see how:
EASY MOD_REWRITE TUTORIAL
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Otherwise, follow these steps
Check to see if mod_rewrite is enabled
In addition, you can learn how to enable mod_rewrite in apache server at this post:
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There are several ways to check if its working, I will try to show you the easiest way-
Create a .htaccess file (a text file named .htaccess) with the following code in it
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On |
Save the file to a subdirectory of your main site something like this
/rewrite-testfolder/.htaccess Now attempt to browse to the subdirectory (http://localhost/rewrite-testfolder/). One of two things could happen
- No errors Congrats mod_rewrite engine is now enabled.
- 500, Internal Server Error If you get this message then mod_rewrite was not installed/enabled on your computer.
If you get a 500 error, you can learn to how to enable mod_rewrite in apache by visiting this post:
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