hi

i am using a cms which requires mod_rewrite to be enabled for seo urls

in the wamp that i use in my local machine in the httpd.conf file i have this line and removed the comment
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

when i view the phpinfo i can see that mod_rewrite is on in the Loaded Modules

i am guessing that my hosting might not allow to edit the httpd.conf file so i tried adding the following to the .htaccess which is in the root directory

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

and uploaded the .htaccess file and when i viewed the phpinfo i do not see mod_rewrite for my webserver

also on my server i would be installing the cms in a separate folder after the root directory, so i guess the .htaccess file should be
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /foldername


how do i go about enabling mod_rewrite in the .htaccess file as i might not be able to edit httpd.conf

please advice.

thanks

You will have to write the below mentioned code in your .htaccess file and also make sure that the ownership of the file should be user:user and also the permission to the file is 755.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

The first thing I would try is commenting out the RewriteBase / line.
#RewriteBase /

That solves your problem on localhost and I have yet to find a nix account where it did not work also. I am sure there must be a reason why it is there but I have not found it yet.

If you do need it on the server the syntax should be RewriteBase /dirname/

Note ther trailing /