activate apache mod_rewrite

[Gregory T Helton]

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:03:16 -0600
Ray <ray at stilltech.net> wrote:

> On July 12, 2009 05:58:07 pm Gregory T Helton wrote:
> > On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:09:24 -0600
> >
> > Ray <ray at stilltech.net> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I'm running FreeBSD  7.0-RELEASE-p3, amd64
> > > I have never used mod rewrite before, but I am about to be
> > > hosting a php website that does use it and I can't figure out how
> > > to turn it on. The website was working properly under other
> > > hosting.
> > >
> > > The server has been working properly for over a year with other
> > > php websites. I installed apache 2.2 along with php 5.2 from
> > > ports.
> > >
> > > google says that the following lines should appear in  httpd.conf
> > >
> > > LoadModule rewrite_module     libexec/apache/mod_rewrite.so
> > > AddModule mod_rewrite.c
> > >
> > > first line does appear, slightly modified
> > > LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache22/mod_rewrite.so
> > >
> > > when I try to add the second line, apache won't start.
> > >
> > > mod_rewrite.so is in the location specified.
> > >
> > > at the moment I'm guessing I am missing something in
> > > httpd-vhosts.conf, but I haven't found a guide for this yet.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions, manual sections, links appreciated.
> > > Ray
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> > Try with just the LoadModule line. This is the only line I have for
> > mod_rewrite in my httpd.conf, and it is working properly.
> >
> > iirc, the "AddModule" linux is apache 1.x specific.
> >
> 
> That makes sense, because all the websites that I could find were 4
> to 6 years old.
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> Thanks for the response.
> The loadmodule line is  already there. 
> Is there anything in the httpd-vhosts.conf or anywhere else needed to
> activate rewrites?
> thanks,
> Ray
>  
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I believe it's just enabled, unless it's been disabled in a
htaccess file or the httpd-vhosts.conf. 

Depending on how your script works though, you may need to enable
htaccess in the httpd-vhost,conf, or add the rewrite lines to a
htaccess file. That's application-specfic though and the documentation
for your script should have details on that.