Question

Other links than home are "404 not found" + Images not showing on new dev environment

Posted on September 12, 2023
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Asked by Daniel Linzmayr

I am currently setting up a dev environment for a small relaunch of this website (https://www.renner-print.at/). The dev domain is: http://rennerprint.tanja-kobler.com/. For that matter, I set up a new socket with needed php version, apache, nginx, mysql and pulled the current git version of the web. But all I can see is the content of the main page, even the links to some subpage dont work. The web uses Statamic as backend. Did I forget something basic? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• September 18, 2023

Hi there,

The issues that you’ve described are usually caused by mod_rewrite not being enabled on the server.

To ensure the Apache mod_rewrite module is enabled you can run the following commands:

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Also, ensure you have a .htaccess file at the root of your website. The .htaccess file provided by Statamic should suffice but double-check its existence and content.

Then, in your Apache configuration or virtual host configuration, make sure you have AllowOverride All set for the directory of your website:

<Directory /path/to/your/website>
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

After that run an Apache config test and restart the service to apply the new changes.

Another thing that you could check is that the base URL is updated to reflect the new dev domain. This setting could be in the CMS’s control panel or a configuration file.

Along with the above, ensure that the paths to the images are correctly set up. If the images have an absolute URL based on the old domain, you may need to adjust these URLs to the new domain or use relative paths.

Besides the things above, if the issue persists, here are a couple more things that you could check:

Ensure that your web server has the proper permissions to access and read files and directories. Inappropriate permissions could prevent images from loading and might even impact the functioning of the CMS.
Both Nginx and Apache have error logs that can provide additional insights into what’s causing the 404 errors or other issues. Check these logs for any glaring issues:
- Apache: /var/log/apache2/error.log
- Nginx: /var/log/nginx/error.log

Let me know how it goes!

Best,

Bobby