Last updated December 13, 2010. Created by Amazon on January 8, 2006.
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Note: This article needs to be updated for Debian "Etch" and "Lenny" releases. (as of March 2009)
If you're running Apache 2 on Debian stable, in order to install the rewrite module you simply need to:
# a2enmod rewrite
then restart the webserver:
# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
then edit either /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/drupal or to your .htaccess and ensure it looks something like this:
#
# Apache/PHP/site settings:
#
# Protect files and directories from prying eyes:
<Files ~ "(\.(conf|inc|module|pl|sh|sql|theme|engine|xtmpl)|Entries|Repositories|Root|scripts|updates)$">
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Files>
# Set some options
Options -Indexes
Options +FollowSymLinks
# Customized server error messages:
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php
# Set the default handler to index.php:
DirectoryIndex index.php
# Overload PHP variables:
<IfModule sapi_apache2.c>
# If you are using Apache 2, you have to use <IfModule sapi_apache2.c>
# instead of <IfModule mod_php4.c>.
php_value register_globals 0
php_value track_vars 1
php_value short_open_tag 1
php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0
php_value magic_quotes_runtime 0
php_value magic_quotes_sybase 0
php_value arg_separator.output "&"
php_value session.cache_expire 200000
php_value session.gc_maxlifetime 200000
php_value session.cookie_lifetime 2000000
php_value session.auto_start 0
php_value session.save_handler user
php_value session.cache_limiter none
php_value allow_call_time_pass_reference On
</IfModule>
# Various rewrite rules
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
Options All
# Modify the RewriteBase if you are using Drupal in a subdirectory and the
# rewrite rules are not working properly:
RewriteBase /drupal
# Rewrite old-style URLS of the form 'node.php?id=x':
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^id=([^&]+)$
RewriteRule node.php index.php?q=node/view/%1 [L]
# Rewrite old-style URLs of the form 'module.php?mod=x':
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^mod=([^&]+)$
RewriteRule module.php index.php?q=%1 [L]
# Rewrite URLs of the form 'index.php?q=x':
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]
</IfModule>
# $Id: .htaccess,v 1.58 2004/10/09 20:41:49 dries Exp $This is because the debian package installs the drupal "sites-enabled" virtual host, result being that drupal is accessed from http://example.com/drupal, hence the need to uncomment RewriteBase. Change it to the base that corresponds to your system.
ref: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/136
http://drupal.org/node/14322
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Debian - Clean URL's and subdirectories without Virtual Hosting
If you run drupal in a subdirectory off your main website (say: http://www.example.com/drupal )
AND
If you follow the above instructions and uncomment the RewriteBase /drupal line in your .htaccess or http.d (or your drupal apache configuration file)
THEN you must also change the RewriteRule
FROM:
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]
TO:
RewriteRule ^drupal/(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]
(It took me until I enabled RewriteLog and RewriteLogLevel 2 to understand why my clean url's weren't working.... they had the initial drupal copied after the "?q="!!! :'(
no need to change .htaccess
after you enable rewrite module, edit
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default, and change<Directory /var/www/>Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride none
to
<Directory /var/www/>Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride all
done.
working!
thanks a lot!
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Holz, great! For others
Holz, great!
For others stuck, when i did this, i need to commnet again like this # RewriteBase /folder
and restart apache
URL alias is working for me using this
I have updated my debian system for new softwares today and now there is no RedirectMatch line in default file located at /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default.
It seems like apache in debian is not using any default location for 1st page like it was using before http://example.com/apache-default/
So for me clean url is working using a 3 step process
Step 1 : Use this command
a2enmod rewriteStep 2 : Change AllowOverride none to AllowOverride All at both the places in default file located at /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default
Step 3 : Restart apache using the command
/etc/init.d/apache2 restartI hope this will help
Clean and Efficient Config for Lenny and Squeeze (Drupal 6.16)
See the page http://drupal.org/node/781412 for an up-to-date Debian configuration for Lenny backports and Squeeze (Drupal 6.16).
pro-freedom
OK, I'm stuck here, it's my
OK, I'm stuck here, it's my first time with Debian.
- I enabled rewrite module.
- I included AllowOverride All to
<Directory "/var/www">and to
<Directory />But I still not able to enable clean URLs
The site should have access to .htaccess and if I'm not mistaken all the thigs to enable it are in place.
What can I be missing?
Easier than I thought
Here is how I did it:
Edit /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
And made the changes there for the AllowOverride.
Restarted apache and it started to work.
clean urls
Thanks alot. The clean urls in 3 clean steps worked.
After enabling the rewrite module,
I simply typed in:
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default
in the terminal. Then entered a password for the password prompt.
Then edited the file by changing:
Directory /var/www/
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
to
Directory /var/www/
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Then restarted apache by:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
also in the terminal.
Next i went back to localhost from my browser and then enabled clean urls
from administer > site configuration > clean urls
Save configuration. And there! It works. No more strange looking characters in my address bar.