XAMPP and mod_rewrite (getting clean URLs to work)
If you're using a CMS or blog app, like Drupal or Wordpress (even if you're not) chances are you'll probably want to enable clean URLs (sometimes called search engine friendly URLs). This cool little feature uses an Apache module called mod_rewrite, and if you're developing your site using XAMPP this is disabled by default (possibly for security reasons).
To enable this module it just takes a little tweak of your http.conf file which will be found in xampp\apache\conf. The conf file already contains the line needed to enable the module, but there is a comment mark (#) just before the code which means Apache will ignore the code. The line you are looking for is:
#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
In my http.conf file this is line 118, but it may vary so just search for "mod_rewrite" in the file. Now, simply remove the comment (#) from before the line, and save the file. You'll need to restart Apache for the changes to take affect, and you should now find you can use clean URLs with XAMPP.
Please feel free to leave any comments below.
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after this, apache doesn't
after this, apache doesn't start any more...
seems to be more complicated
Make sure you have saved and
Make sure you have saved and closed the http.conf file before restarting as it might remain locked. There's no reason why this would stop Apache working as it's a fairly standard module. Does Apache work when you add the comment back to the line?
If clean URLs still aren't working you can also try setting 'AllowOverride All' to your working directory. Again, you'll have to search for this in your http.conf file, but you may find it referenced several times, so check that you are modifying the correct version. Here is how mine is set:
<Directory "/opt/lampp/htdocs"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI Includes AllowOverride All Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory>after changes, you must
after changes, you must restart Apache!
u really good!!!im finally
u really good!!!im finally success!!!thanks!!
Thanks!
That was so easy.... Thanks for the tip!
It dont work ! :(
Hi i read all here , i make #LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so to LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so i saved , i restart xaamp and nothing , i remplace
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI Includes
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
with
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI Includes
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Nothing ! :(( Where i am wrong ??? please help me.... Thanks !
The Error
Server error!
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
Error 500
What OS do you have this
What OS do you have this installed on? The example I used above (for AllowOverride) was for my setup on Ubuntu. I think the directory would be slightly different on Windows, for example.
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