.htaccess: Invalid command 'mod_rewrite'
Posted by: quintain (---.132.189.72.cfl.res.rr.com)
Date: January 06, 2010 09:25PM

Hi.
I am having what seems to be a common .htaccess problem but I cannot fix it even after googling and trying numerous fixes.
I downloaded my live site to use and test on localhost using WAMP.

Error message:- [Wed Jan 06 14:56:01 2010] [alert] [client 127.0.0.1] C:/wamp/www/test/.htaccess: Invalid command 'mod_rewrite', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration, referer: [localhost]

Apache Module rewrite_module is enabled
httpd.conf LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so is enabled

I am using:-
WAMP 2.0i, Apache 2.2.11, PHP 5.3, vista o/s, joomla 1.5.15
downloaded and written to WAMP using joomlapack & kickstart 2.4

Can anyone assist me please.



Best Regards
Richard


.htaccess file shows:-
##
# @version $Id: htaccess.txt 10492 2008-07-02 06:38:28Z ircmaxell $
# @package Joomla
# @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2008 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
# @license [www.gnu.org] GNU/GPL
# Joomla! is Free Software
##


#####################################################
# READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
#
# The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
# with some server configurations. It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
# be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
# your .htaccess file. If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's. If they work,
# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
#
#####################################################

## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
#Options +FollowSymLinks

mod_rewrite in use
RewriteEngine On
########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
#
# Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
#
########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits

# Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
# is not directly related to physical file paths.
# Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root)

RewriteBase /
########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
#
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.php|\.html|\.htm|\.feed|\.pdf|\.raw|/[^.]*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) index.php
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
#
########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section

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Re: .htaccess: Invalid command 'mod_rewrite'
Posted by: yfastud (Moderator)
Date: January 07, 2010 12:35AM

you have to enable mod rewrite through wamp tray icon

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Re: .htaccess: Invalid command 'mod_rewrite'
Posted by: quintain (---.132.189.72.cfl.res.rr.com)
Date: January 07, 2010 01:23AM

yfastud Wrote:
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> you have to enable mod rewrite through wamp tray
> icon


I thought I had done, please explain or show how.

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