apache mod_rewrite is not working or not enabled

Question

I have installed rewrite_module and modified php.ini on Apache.

I create rewrite.php and .htaccess files, but it\'s not working.

Answer 1

To get mod_rewrite to work for me in Apache 2.4, I had to add the "Require all granted" line below.

   # Required if running apache > 2.4
   Require all granted

   RewriteEngine on 
   RewriteRule ^cachebust-([a-z0-9]+)\/(.*) /$2 [L] 
 

supposedly a similar requirement exists for Apache 2.2 as well, if you're using that:

   # Required if running apache 2.2
   Order allow,deny
   Allow from all

   RewriteEngine on 
   RewriteRule ^cachebust-([a-z0-9]+)\/(.*) /$2 [L] 
 

Note that an ErrorDocument 404 directive can sometimes override these things as well, so if it's not working try commenting out your ErrorDocument directive and see if it works. The above example can be used to ensure a site isn't served from cache by including a subfolder in the path, though the files reside at the root of the server.