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bbq

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Posted: 08.12.2006, 03:57

Hi, i am running a test server with debian sarg and PHP 5.2 apache2. I've mod_rewrite turn on, but when i use short URL and click on any link it gives me file not found. What else do i have to fix on apache2 to make short URL work?

Thanks for the help in advance.
Simon

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Posted: 08.12.2006, 05:43

Did you put the htaccess in place as per the instructions for shortURLs?

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bbq

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Posted: 08.12.2006, 07:01

yes hammerhead, i copied modules\Xanthia\pndocs\short_urls\phtml\.htaccess to root of PostNuke

edited by: bbq, Dec 08, 2006 - 03:01 AM
larsneo

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Posted: 08.12.2006, 13:42

check in your httpd.conf if you allow .htaccess commands, like

Code
<Directory />
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

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bbq

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Posted: 08.12.2006, 14:42

Hi, larsneo
Yes i have that and i can run .htaccess file fine, but only the short URL doesn't work and i wonder if there's something else i have to enable/disable in apache?

larsneo
check in your httpd.conf if you allow .htaccess commands, like

Code
<Directory />
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
dsextonj

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Posted: 13.12.2006, 17:47

Where do you find httpd.conf?

I get a 403 error when I add .htaccess to my root. I'm using the right extention for the .htaccess.

I have cPanel to access my files so I have some apache access, but I don't know what I'm doing there.

very frustrated...
dsextonj

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Posted: 16.12.2006, 05:10

Sometimes it helps to read. So I read and read and read... till I was red in the face.

I read the forum all over, up and down on apache, .htaccess, 403 and 500 errors. Finnaly I decided to just look at the .htaccess file.

In there it says, 'The "Options FollowSymLinks" line may be deleted, since on certain hosts it causes a config error!'. So I deleted the line. Voila! It works.

I wanted to add this comment to the forum in case someone else ever gets a headache making shorturls work.