How to check if mod_rewrite is enabled on your server

Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Many problems with SEO arise from the fact that a host has not enabled mod_rewrite (Apache setting) on the servers. They often tell they have (while they don't have) and you can verify if this is correct or not and if this is causing you Error 500 etc. Here is how to check if mod-rewrite is realy enabled! ..Enable SEO in your administrator! (administrator> SEO > enable > save) ..Rename your htaccess.txt to .htaccess !! Next place ONLY the following lines in your .htaccess: Code: Select all Options +FollowSymLinks Redirect /joomla.html http://www.joomla.org Now point your browser to: http://www.mysite.com/joomla.html If it redirects you to joomla.org - mod_rewrite is working. If it gives you an error - mod_rewrite is not working. note: if your site is located in subdomain example "test" you need to insert in .htaccess as: Options +FollowSymLinks Redirect /test/joomla.html http://www.joomla.org Comments (0) >> Write comment Name Email Title Comment Add Comment

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