Apache and mod_rewrite

[Langdon Stevenson]

Problem solved, the AllowOverride section in httpd.conf was set to none. 
  As a result directions in .htaccess were being ignored.

Langdon


Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am busy setting up my (web) development environment on my new F7 
> machine and have found that mod_rewrite in Apache is not working.
> 
> phpinfo() reports that mod_rewrite is loaded, but running a little test 
> like that below fails.
> 
>    RewriteEngine on
>    RewriteRule ^test.html$ /test2.html [R=301]
> 
> Some searching tells me that mod_rewrite is usually compiled into Apache 
> by default.
> 
> Can anyone tell me if mod_rewrite works for them without any changes to 
> the F& Apache install?
> 
> Regards,
> Langdon