Difference between revisions of "How to check if mod rewrite is enabled on your server"

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Many problems with SEO arise from the fact that a host has not enabled mod_rewrite (Apache setting) on the servers. They often tell you they have (while they have not). You can verify if this is correct or not and if this is causing your server to issue HTTP Error 500.</translate>
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Many problems with search engine optimization arise from the fact that a host has not enabled the Apache setting ''mod_rewrite''. They often tell you they have while they have not. You can verify if this is correct and if this is causing your server to issue HTTP Error 500.</translate>
  
 
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Here is how to check if mod_rewrite is really enabled!</translate>
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Here is how to check if ''mod_rewrite'' is really enabled.</translate>
  
 
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'''1. Enable SEO in your administrator:'''</translate>
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1. Enable SEO in your Administrator.</translate>
  
 
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Site -> Global Configuration -> SEO Settings: Search Engine Friendly URLs to Yes, Use URL Rewriting to Yes. (Setting Add suffix to URLs is optional).</translate>
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Set {{rarr|Site,Global Configuration,SEO Settings,Search Engine Friendly URLs}} to ''Yes''. Set ''URL Rewriting'' to ''Yes''. (Setting ''Add suffix'' to ''URLs'' is optional).</translate>
 
 
  
 
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'''2. Rename your htaccess.txt to .htaccess:'''</translate>
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2. Rename your ''htaccess.txt'' to ''.htaccess''</translate>
  
 
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Next place ONLY the following lines in your .htaccess:</translate>
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Next place '''only''' the following lines in your ''.htaccess'' file:</translate>
  
<source lang="apache">
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RewriteEngine On
 
RewriteEngine On
 
Options +FollowSymLinks
 
Options +FollowSymLinks
 
RewriteRule ^joomla\.html http://www.joomla.org/? [R=303,L]
 
RewriteRule ^joomla\.html http://www.joomla.org/? [R=303,L]
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'''3. Now point your browser to:''' http://www.example.com/joomla.html</translate>
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3. Now point your browser to ''https://www.example.com/joomla.html''</translate>
  
 
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(Replace www.example.com with your own domain name in the URL above.)</translate>
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(Replace ''www.example.com'' with your own domain name in the URL above.)</translate>
  
 
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If it redirects you to joomla.org then mod_rewrite is working.</translate>
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If it redirects you to ''joomla.org'' then ''mod_rewrite'' is working.</translate>
 
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If it gives you an error then mod_rewrite is not working.</translate>
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If it gives you an error, ''mod_rewrite'' is not working.</translate>
  
 
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Note: if your site is located in a folder such as "/test/" you need to insert the code in the root .htaccess file as follows:</translate>
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'''Note''' if your site is located in a folder such as ''/test'', you need to insert the code in the root ''.htaccess'' file as follows:</translate>
  
<source lang="apache">
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RewriteEngine On
 
RewriteEngine On
 
Options +FollowSymLinks
 
Options +FollowSymLinks
 
RewriteRule ^test/joomla\.html http://www.joomla.org/? [R=303,L]
 
RewriteRule ^test/joomla\.html http://www.joomla.org/? [R=303,L]
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Many problems with search engine optimization arise from the fact that a host has not enabled the Apache setting mod_rewrite. They often tell you they have while they have not. You can verify if this is correct and if this is causing your server to issue HTTP Error 500.

Here is how to check if mod_rewrite is really enabled.

1. Enable SEO in your Administrator.

Set Site  Global Configuration  SEO Settings  Search Engine Friendly URLs to Yes. Set URL Rewriting to Yes. (Setting Add suffix to URLs is optional).

2. Rename your htaccess.txt to .htaccess

Next place only the following lines in your .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteRule ^joomla\.html http://www.joomla.org/? [R=303,L]

3. Now point your browser to https://www.example.com/joomla.html

(Replace www.example.com with your own domain name in the URL above.)

If it redirects you to joomla.org then mod_rewrite is working. If it gives you an error, mod_rewrite is not working.

Note if your site is located in a folder such as /test, you need to insert the code in the root .htaccess file as follows:

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteRule ^test/joomla\.html http://www.joomla.org/? [R=303,L]