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.htaccess doesn't work on ubuntu droplet

I installed LAMP on my droplet and then I followed this tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-mod_rewrite and I used the contents for the file from my old web hosting, so I know it works: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L,QSA]

However, if I enter for example http://cyan.red/index it comes up with: Not Found

The requested URL /index was not found on this server.

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thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
thinkingmedia • May 5, 2015

By default the LAMP install will disable usage of the .htaccess file.

You need to edit the configuration file for your virtual host.

 $ nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Change the <VirtualHost> directive to look something like this. The important part is AllowOverride All, as this tells Apache that the directory can override default settings using a .htaccess file.

<VirtualHost *>
     ServerName cyan.red
     ServerAlias www.cyan.red
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html

     <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride all
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Now make sure the website is enabled.

  $ a2ensite 000-default.conf

Also make sure that the rewrite mod is enabled.

  $ a2enmod rewrite

Now restart Apache

   $ service apache2 restart
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