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mod_rewrite (not .htaccess) conf not loading
Hi,
I’m having issues getting mod_rewrite to load my .conf. Can anyone please help me figure out how to debug this further to see where the issue is please?
rewrite is enabled on apache2. The Include related to loading .conf (/etc/apache2/conf.d/userdata/ssl/2_4/domain/domain.com/.conf) is uncommented. There is a file at that location. I did a rebuild + restart. Still nothing.
I’ve also added LogLevel alert rewrite:trace8 to the userdata conf and have a tail -f running on /var/log/error_log, reload the page in question and nothing appears in tail.
Any ideas what I might do next please?
Thank you
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Hi @appl3s,
I’m glad you were able to resolve the issue! Nevertheless, I’m posting this for anyone else that might find this question and need more information on the topic.
In order for Apache to understand rewrite rules, we first need to activate mod_rewrite. It’s already installed, but it’s disabled on a default Apache installation. Use the a2enmod command to enable the module:
This will activate the module or alert you that the module is already enabled. To put these changes into effect, restart Apache.
mod_rewrite should now be fully enabled and you should be able to edit your .htaccess file with your rewrite rules.
Having said that, DigitalOcean have a very good tutorial on that topic which can be checked here:
Regards, KFSys
Seems that the correct directory is /std not /ssl.