htaccess redirection wont work on local server

Question

i installed apache server on my windows computer but i cant make this htaccess work:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^/?(.*?)/?$ index.php?s=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ index\.php\?s=([^\s]*)
RewriteRule ^/?(.*?)/?$ %1?%2%3 [L,R=301]

This htaccess works perfectly on my paid server (linux) and its supposed to convert queries into paths. Could any misconfiguration be preventing it from working?

Verify whether your `.htaccess` is enabled or not, by putting same garbage (random) text on top of your `.htaccess` and see if it generates 500 (internal server) error or not? — anubhava, Mar 27 '14 at 06:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '14 at 03:13

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Did you check you Apache config file? Most likely the problem is your settings.

If you are using Apache 2.3.9 or greater the AllowOverride setting is None by default. Check you httpd.conf or apache2.conf file and look in the <directory> section and make sure it says AllowOverride All instead of AllowOverride None.

answered Mar 27 '14 at 03:13

Panama Jack

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Thanks, it was set to none. I changed to ALL but still doesnt work. What else could it be? – Cain Nuke Mar 27 '14 at 03:30
@CainNuke Make sure you restart Apache services whenever you change the config. – Panama Jack Mar 27 '14 at 05:15
I did so several times but it still wont work. Its really weird. – Cain Nuke Mar 27 '14 at 05:37
I don't know your config, but make sure it's the correct vhost or . Change all the AllowOverrides you find in the file to `All` – Panama Jack Mar 27 '14 at 05:45
I did so. Are you sure it cant be anything else? – Cain Nuke Mar 27 '14 at 05:48
Test your htaccess. Try a simple redirect rule. Also enable rewrite debugging. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9632852/how-to-debug-apache-mod-rewrite – Panama Jack Mar 27 '14 at 05:53
Also what path is your htaccess in? and what is your document root? – Panama Jack Mar 27 '14 at 05:54
Im trying to access locally either via localhost or my local IP – Cain Nuke Mar 27 '14 at 06:23

htaccess redirection wont work on local server

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