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Hi,
i really want to get friendly urls working, i know there are lots of posts about it already but none seem to explain very well the steps which need to be taken.
i have done this:
- set Use friendly URLs to yes
- set Suffix for friendly URLs to .html
- set Use friendly aliases to yes
- set (on what i hope to be login.html) Document’s alias as login
i am unable to name the file .htaccess! is this normal?
what am i doing wrong?
many thanks,
G
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What happens when you try to name the file .htaccess?
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its says you must type a file name! i might be being stupid here when we say .htaccess you do put the . in?
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If that error comes with notepad when you’re trying to save it, type ".htaccess" as filename, including quotes.
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Are you testing local ? (if not, you’ll have to ask your hosting service if they support mod_rewrite... or if they require specific settings -> some host do require a little tweaking, like OVH in france which runs a proprietary mod called mod_ort instead of mod_rewrite)
If so, check that Apache’s mod_rewrite module is properly loaded...you might have to edit your Apache settings in httpd.conf :
i.e make sure the line
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
is not commented
Once you’ve edited the file, don’t forget to restart Apache.
That should do the trick
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Can you please paste the full URL of the page that works (presumably index.php) and the full URL of the linked page that 404s.
What software are you using for the local webserver? Have you looked at the .htaccess tips for that?
m FURLS are still not however.. somthing is working because my menu links are created correctly.. but when you click on them I get a Not Found error.
? this is a show stopper for me if i cant get it to work.