How to install enable apache mod_rewrite on ubuntu?

Answer

Open a terminal and type the following command

sudo a2enmod rewrite

This will enable rewrite module for apache

answer by Visitor
42 weeks 3 days ago

You need to restart apache afterwards:
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

- lightnin 13 weeks 4 days ago

Answer

Open terminal & follow this :
#sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-defaultCheck for these lines & change as I have done here :
DocumentRoot /var/www/ <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride all </Directory> <Directory /var/www/> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride all Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> Save the file & restart apache :
#sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

answer by Visitor
42 weeks 3 days ago

Answer

There is a Bug in apache while using a2enmod, it doesn't make any
changes, so I am following these steps from last 1 year everytime I
reinstall ubuntu. May be they fixed it in new version. But these steps works 100%
Open terminal & follow this :
#sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default
Check for these lines & change as I have done here :
DocumentRoot /var/www/ <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride all </Directory> <Directory /var/www/> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride all Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> Save the file & restart apache :
#sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

answer by Visitor
42 weeks 3 days ago

Yep, in addition to the above answer, one must add AllowOverride All to <Directory> tag in the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default file

- Visitor 40 weeks 1 day ago

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