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Posted by MUZ140722 Last Chagonda
MUZ140722 Last Chagonda
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Problem in enabling my Rewrite rule

im using wamp server and i keep on encountering errors when using rewrite rules, how do i enable my rewrite rules

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points

I changed to xampp you can install both on your windows box.

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Oliver Gibbs
Oliver Gibbs
9,771 Points
Oliver Gibbs
Oliver Gibbs
9,771 Points

In the root directory (in wamp that's the www folder by default) you'll need to find a file called .htaccess, or create it if it's not there. Ensure you've set Windows to show hidden files to be able to see it. At the top of .htaccess you'll need to turn the rewrite engine on, by writing:

RewriteEngine On

Then each rewrite rule should be on a new line, here's an example to show a file called /signup.php, to a user who simply requests the /signup directory:

RewriteRule ^signup$ /signup.php

If you can be more specific in the errors you're facing I can try and help you from there?