PHP rewrite giving 404, .htaccess problem?

Question

I have the following .htaccess:

#Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /phptest

on my local testing server (http://localhost) I have to uncomment the first line for the site to work. Otherwise I get Error 403 (Forbidden).

Once I upload the page to my webserver (FastHosts) I get Error 500 (Internal Server Error) if the first line is not commented out.

If I comment it out, my page loads but it cannot find the page content which is mydomain.com/phptest/Home

I get a 404.

Any suggestions on what the problem might be?

It looks like you have a different configuration on your server than you do with localhost. — Bojangles
– Bojangles, Commented Jan 6, 2011 at 10:50
It appears so, how can I check? I have nothing but ftp access to the server. — Hamid
– Hamid, Commented Jan 6, 2011 at 11:45

Jacco · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-06 10:53:01Z

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Check for mod_negotiation to be disabled. It gives unexpected results in combination with mod_rewrite.

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 10:53

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Spechal · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-06 10:49:52Z

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I think you need to modify your httpd.conf to allow for AllowOverride All

What does your error log say?

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 10:49

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M.M.H.Masud · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-06 10:50:28Z

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Can you please check whether mod_rewrite is enable or not in your php.ini file. If not then please enable that.

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 10:50

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would t show up in phpinfo? I don't have access to the servers configuration files.

Yes, it would show in the output of phpinfo() ... search for mod_rewrite