.htcaccess in Apache not working - linux

I enabled mod_rewrite and want to redirect one of my local virtual host websites to google.com for practice.
I created an .htcaccess file in my virtual directory (/var/www/example.com/.htcaccess) and gave permissions to .htcaccess by adding the following code to my virtual host's (example.com) config in /sites-available/.
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
I am now attempting to use mod_rewrite by adding code to the .htcaccess file but have had no success thus far. Is there any way to check if .htcaccess is working? If it is, how do I redirect using mod_rewrite?

There is an typo. Normally the file name is .htaccess, not .htcaccess.
An other option is to set the file-name to you "personal style", like:
AccessFileName .htcaccess
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html

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mod_rewrite is enabled, .htaccess file is ok, but requests are not going through index.php

I've just installed ubuntu-server_6.04.2_LTS, after the fresh installation I've enabled mod_rewrite, it's showing in phpinfo()
my .htaccess file is OK
but, still requests are not going through index.php
You should check if for that specific directory (root folder of your project), apache is configured to allow overriding through .htaccess.
If you want to allow such override, the directives found in apache.conf or the specific settings for your virtual host should look like this:
<Directory /var/www/>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>

Disable directory listings in all but one folder, using htaccess?

Right now, I'm using Options -Indexes to hide access to all directory listings on a website of mine.
What I've discovered however is that I need directory access to a particular folder:
../Resource/Other/
Is there any way of applying a logical NOT rule to htaccess to allow access to certain folders, while disabling directory access by default? Or do I have to approach it from the other angle and enable directory listings globally and then selectively disable them folder by folder?
Create a htaccess file with Options +Indexes in the folder you want to list.
Be sure to remove any index files too.
the almost easiest way to do it is disabling listings globally and then allow list others. That is, your virtual host should be set up by default not to list directories when removing the "Indexes" option. Then you would add a Directory directive and set "Options" to allow listing of a particular directory.
For instance:
Say you have the following directory structure:
/home/user/www (note: www is the document root).
Into www directory there are appdir1, appdir2, app3 directories and you want list only appdir3 so in your virtualost:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /home/user/www
ServerName myserver.local
<Directory /home/user/www/>
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
In this case is not possible directory listing, any directories under document root is forbidden.
However, if you add other Directory directive you can set directory listing to specif dir:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /home/user/www
ServerName myserver.local
<Directory /home/user/www/>
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
</Directory>
<Directory /home/user/www/appdir3>
Options Indexes
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
On the other hand you can add .htaccess files to directories that you want allow directory listing.
In /home/user/www/appdir3/.htaccess add:
Options +Indexes
Also, if you runs Apache version 2.4+ you should take a look the <If> directive.
<If> Directive

apache2 rewrite rules not working

I am trying to write some rewrite rules in apache2 conf and they are not working
Following is my virtualhost block in apache conf. My os is ubuntu 12.04 server edition
DocumentRoot /var/www/xyz
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/xyz>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
#AllowOverride None
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
#Order deny,allow
allow from all
</Directory>
I have .htaccess file with some rewrite rules as follows
ReWriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/matchV/(.*) http://host:8080/$1
RewriteRule ^/other/(.*?)$ /httpdcontent/$1
rewrite module is enabled with apache.
Can someone tell me if i am missing anything.
Thanks,
Sandeep
First of all, a dollar sign seems to be missing on the first rewriting rule.
Then, I would recommend the use of [L] in "debug" situation. This way, only one rule would have to be corrected at the time.
If you need to check how the rewriting goes, you need to have a look at your log files /var/log/apache2/error.log and /var/log/apache2/access.log. They will tell you what URL the server tried to process, and how it failed. From this, you should be able to see what is missing, or what is "too much".
From what I see, I would say it has to do with the rewriting base. Your webserver root is probably at /var/www, and the directory for the virtual host is /var/www/xyz. I think you could fix it using something like...
RewriteBase /xyz
Anyway, edit the configurations, and don't stop checking the logs. From there, you'll see what URL/File the server tries to process, and you should be able to correct the paths it uses.

ubuntu returns 500 error when .htaccess enabled

I'm currently moving a dev magento build to my live test subdomain on ubuntu and using Easy Hosting Control Panel (EHCP).
If I rename my .htaccess file to .htaccess and refresh my subdomain url, I get an internal server error 500. If I rename the .htaccess file to .htaccess.bak, and refresh, the subdomain displays my magento store fine. BUT, if I try to navigate, since the index.php isn't removed in the .htaccess file, all my links are dead unless I insert index.php between my root url and the actual page/directory I'm navigating to.
I tried over riding the /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default and /etc/apache2/sites-available/default files to AllowOverride All:
<VirtualHost *>
DocumentRoot /var/www
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/vhosts/>
Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
</Directory>
<FilesMatch "access_log|error_log">
Deny from All
</FilesMatch>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
LogLevel debug
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combineddefault
but changing that in either file, or both, and then reenabling the .htaccess file still gives me the 500 error.
anything I'm doing wrong here? Somewhere else I should be placing the mod rewrite information?
thanks!
I know this is kind of dead but for those with this issue check your /etc/apache2/mods-enabled to see if rewrite.load is there if not try to copy it from the /etc/apache2/mods-available folder that fixed the issue for me. You will also have to have the .htaccess override enabled for that
is it rules available?
maybe apache is disabled rewrite mod,you can try to enable.
type 'a2enmod rewrite' to turn on.

Why can't I disable .htaccess in Apache?

This is the opposite problem from most about which I have read. I am running Ubuntu 8.04 on an Amazon instance with Apache 2.2.8 and I can't figure out why setting AllowOverride to None for root doesn't stop my .htaccess file from being included.
I have a sub-directory with hello.py in it and an .htaccess file. When I browse to the file, it works fine with modpython serving the file. If I put some garbage in .htaccess I get a server error, so I know the .htaccess file is being used. Also if I delete the .htaccess file, hello.py is no longer server by modpython - instead the browser tries to open it.
In one of my sites-available (linked in sites-enabled), I have "AllowOverride None" for the root directory. I thought that this would prevent .htaccess from being included from root and all its sub-directories which should cause hello.py to not be served by mod_python. However, it continues to be served fine and I can test that .htaccess is still being included because when I modify it, I see the results in my browser.
Maybe there is something I am not understanding about my file in sites-enabled. This is the file I am using:
NameVirtualHost *:8080
<VirtualHost *:8080>
<Directory />
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Thanks for any help.
The reason the file is not served via mod_python when you delete .htaccess is because the setup for mod_python is located in it. If you move that stuff to your sites-available file, you can delete .htaccess, turn a blind eye to the problem, and call it a day.
If that doesn't satisfy you, then as to why .htacess is being read at all, I can't say. You are correct that AllowOverride None should prevent the file from ever being read. Have you considered the possibility that you screwed something up when adding the virtual site? Try throwing some garbage into the config and see if it complains, just to be sure it's being read at all.
AllowOverride is only allowed in <Directory>-sections, so you've done everything right.
One problem you could have is that other (sub-)<Directory>-sections set AllowOverride to something different than None. That will override the setting for these subdirectories.
I use
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride AuthConfig
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
and in /var/www (my docroot) I can use .htaccesses.
The reason why mod_python does not work anymore if you delete your .htaccess is that mod_python setup is usually in .htaccess files.
If you need more information, please send us your configuration.
PS: In fact the docuementation linked above says that you should never set AllowOverride to something not None in <Directory />.

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