How To Test Check If Mod_rewrite Is Enabled

Webune customer benefit from apache's mod_rewrite. Every customer being hosted by our shared services has automatically mod_rewrite enabled. However, if you are still not sure whether you have this free service from Webune, you can confirm if its enable by following this simple guide. In this tutorial, you will be create two files, the first one called rewrite.php and the second one .htaccess - I will be using Windows XP notepad to create my files.


DEMO: You can test how it work in our server, the link to the demo is at the bottom of this post

NOTE: If you prefer, you can download the complete script in the attachment provided on this post by our Webune Support Team. Or you can create the files yourself, if you choose to create the files yourself, continue reading...

We will be creating two files:
- rewrite.php
- .htaccess

IMPORTANT: its important that you do not change the name of the files we are creating on this post. if for example you choose not to call rewrite.php and choose to call this file something else like testing.php for example, it will not work. YOU MUST name the files as specified on this tutorial, otherwise, you will have problems. so follow instructions carefully

1. Open a blank notepad document

2. Copy and paste the following code into the blank notepad



3. Now Save the file as "rewrite.php" - When you 'Save As..' in notepad, be sure to put quotes when you are saving the file, otherwise, notepad will add a .txt extension to the file, like this: rewrite.php.txt - is should only be rewrite.php, thats why you have to include the quotes

4. Now create a file called .htaccess - to make this type of file, open another blank notepad document

5. Copy and paste the following code into the .htaccess file:


6. Save as ".htaccess" (if you are using notepad as I am, make sure to put quotes in between .htaccess example: ".htaccess" otherwise, notepad will create a file called .htacces.txt and we don't need the .txt at the end only .htaccess)

7. Now upload these two file into a new directory in your site. for example: test/

8. Open the rewrite.php file with your browser to the location you just uploaded. for example:
http://www.your_website.com/test/rewrite.php

9. you should see two links, LINK1 and LINK2 Click on LINK1 and the same page will display.

10. Now click on LINK2 and the same page will display with the a mod_rewrite message. If it doesnt you either did something wrong. Check your steps. If you checked your steps, refresh your browser, and if refreshing doesnt work, then you dont have mod_rewrite enabled or you dont have permission to run .htaccess files on your website. talk to your web hosting company to make sure they allow apache .htaccess - Some hosting companies do not allow .htaccess because some people take advantage of this feature, so many web hosting companies block their users from using. so check with them


If you get a 500 Error, then you do not have mod_rewrite enabled in your server. Or if mod_rewrite is not working for you and you are a Webune customer, please contact our support team to assist you.

Click here to See demo of mod rewrite file


if you still need more help, you can visit this link which also contains pictures/images to help you along if you are a beginner.
http://www.wallpaperama.com/forums/how-to-test-check-if-mod-rewrite-is-enabled-t40.html


we have also put together the two files, you can download the full script or you can create the files yourself.