By jpolt on

Freebsd 6.2, Apache 2.2.4, Drupal 5.1

httpd.conf includes:

LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache22/mod_rewrite.so

Drupal is installed in

/usr/local/www/apache22/data

/usr/local/www/apache22/data/drupal/.sites/default/settings.php includes:-

$base_url = 'http://localhost/drupal';

This is what I have added to

/usr/local/www/apache22/data/drupal/.htaccess:-

*{Directory drupal}
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]
*{/Directory}

* {} symbols are used because the normal brackets do not format properly for some reason

I have restarted apache, but when I 'Run the clean URL test' in

Administer > Site Configuration > Clean URLs

I get a 404

The requested URL /drupal/admin/settings/clean-urls was not found on this server.

Can anyone spot what I have done wrong or ommitted?

Could it be the directory entry? maybe it should be '/'....

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Comments

MikeyGYSE’s picture

MikeyGYSE commented

Remove your HTACCESS file and re-upload the standard one - it worked for me!

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jpolt’s picture

jpolt commented

I only changed the .htaccess file because the 'clean urls' test did not work.

JasonShaeffer’s picture

JasonShaeffer commented

I'm having trouble with turnng on clean URL's as well. My site is with Netfirms and .htaccess is enabled.

I'm getting this error when I run the test: The requested URL /admin/settings/clean-urls was not found on this server.

Here's the newbie question, where can I find the .htaccess file? I've searched every directory and can't find it. And if I find somehow that it's corrupted where can I find a "standard" htaccess file to replace the bad one?

Where does this thing live?

Thanks for your time.

~J

ktleow’s picture

ktleow commented

Goto your Server Root folder (WWW) and find it. It should be there.

nlink’s picture

nlink commented

I have posted the solution of this out here how to enable clean url and remove ' /admin/settings/clean-urls was not found on this server.' problem, i have also posted a .htaccess file i found on drupal nodes to solve this problem. Its a standard one that should help everybody.

Thanks.

level02’s picture

level02 commented

...after transferring from sub-directory to root...

Try running update.php (http://yourdomain.com/update.php)

worked for me...

DocMartin’s picture

DocMartin commented

May help someone:
I had this problem; seeing this thread, and checking server, realised that lacked .htaccess file on site.
This because I unpacked Drupal on my computer, then uploaded files: but as using a Mac, couldn't see .htaccess on my computer. Used Onyx to see "hidden" files, uploaded the file, and ok now.
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lynder commented

Yes its 2008 and the same simple procedure worked for me. get the clean .htaccess from the official pack