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Jan 24th, 2006  Jan 24th, 2006

Apache Apache Apache…why aren’t you working working?

I’ve just spent a good two to three hours of my time screwing with the Apache 2.0.54 Ubuntu Linux package, just to get mod_rewrite to work properly. So if you have an Error 500 when adding “RewriteEngine On” to your .htaccess, this is the fix for you.

  1. cd /etc/apache2
  2. sudo nano apache2.conf
  3. Add Options +FollowSymLinks
  4. sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-restart

and you should be up and running. Hope that assists you people out there. I know I spent too much time on that. :)

2 Responses to “Apache Apache Apache…why aren’t you working working?”

  1. Deranged says:

    Dude, I’ve wanted to get Mod Rewrite to work on my local apache for some time now, awesome!

  2. bob says:

    Hi! I setup SSL/TLS on apache 2.0.
    Its working fine apache only listen on 443 port for incoming connections. My question is:
    How to config apache , for example when user type http://www.dome.com to automatic redirect him to port 443 and https connection. Now when i use http://www.domain.com he dont display anything because apache don listen on 80.
    Can you help me, please? Thanx :)

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