[HOW-TO]How to enable mod_rewrite in Sentora

[Cantalupo]

Activate the mod_rewrite module with

Code:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

And restart the apache

Code:

sudo service apache2 restart

or
To use mod_rewrite from within .htaccess files, edit the default VirtualHost with

Code:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default

And change the first two occurrences of

Code:

AllowOverride None

to

Code:

AllowOverride All

Save and exit the nano editor via CTRL-X, “y” and ENTER.
Restart the server again:

Code:

sudo service apache2 restart

Voila! To check if everything is activated correctly, check your phpinfo() output. It should have this in it:

[elftidus]

would this work with centOS 7 ? 
im geting a sudo: a2enmod: command not found

[Me.B]

No need on centos 7 as it's already loaded by default.

[apinto]

Isnt it enabled on Ubuntu by default too?

[Me.B]

Isnt it enabled on Ubuntu by default too?

Centos have more modules enabled by default and in some way ubuntu setup is better as it forces you to enable each as needed.

M B

[marcilioqsj]

Activate the mod_rewrite module with

Code:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

And restart the apache

Code:

sudo service apache2 restart

or
To use mod_rewrite from within .htaccess files, edit the default VirtualHost with

Code:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default

And change the first two occurrences of

Code:

AllowOverride None

to

Code:

AllowOverride All

Save and exit the nano editor via CTRL-X, “y” and ENTER.
Restart the server again:

Code:

sudo service apache2 restart

Voila! To check if everything is activated correctly, check your phpinfo() output. It should have this in it:

When I did this, my apache does not work anymore. It says "Fail". Do you guys know how to fix it?

[apinto]

Isnt it enabled by default on Ubuntu?
I could bet it was...

[marcilioqsj]

Isnt it enabled by default on Ubuntu?
I could bet it was...

I really don't know