How to enable mod_rewrite on LEMP Ubuntu

August 3, 2016 6.4k views
DigitalOcean Nginx LEMP Ubuntu
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manigee

I have created a website in a droplet, and I have uploaded sendy files to a subdirectory.
After installing the sendy it gives 404 error.
In their documentation it says that i need to enable mod_rewrite. I have tried all answers here in digitalocean community nothing fixed for me.

Before reading further, please verify that the .htaccess file has been uploaded.

As part of the compatibility checklist, mod_rewrite needs to be enabled.

I tried to edit .htaccess file and tried to add try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args; in server { but nothing worked.

Can anyone help me out with this problem?
Thanks.

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ioanmoldovan199 August 3, 2016
Accepted Answer

Okay, so nginx doesn't use .htaccess, delete it, it's useless.

And it should be

location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$request_uri;
}

Also make sure php5-fpm or hhvm is working! (depends on what you use)

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  • manigee August 3, 2016

    When I add the try_files inside location /{
    it gives fail error when I restart nginx
    On which path and file do I need to give this line? I tried multiple files and everything failed.

    • ioanmoldovan199 August 3, 2016

      You might have messed up the config, try resetting the configs and following my instructions above.

      • manigee August 4, 2016

        Where I should put this try_files line?
        which path and which file?
        I don't know where to do all this stuff.
        Can you take a look and help me with this problem?
        Thanks.

    • brianjking August 4, 2016

      You can run nginx -t to test your nginx configuration as well. Best of luck.

manigee August 4, 2016

Can someone willing to take a look at my config and help to fix this problem?
Tried everything still the sub-directory is not working properly.

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ioanmoldovan199 August 4, 2016

Yes, paste it on dpaste.com, and I'll look at it :-)

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  • manigee August 4, 2016

    path /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/(mywebsitefolder)

    http://dpaste.com/0QYYNRN

    I have done this it's going inside now. But the other than that It doesn't goes to any pages like settings, etc. it just stays in index.php

    I think something needs to change in the try_files

ioanmoldovan199 August 4, 2016

Sorry, no idea why it doesn't work :(

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manigee August 4, 2016

Can someone please check and help me out?

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