Running Apache on Windows 2003 – and module rewrite
So, following this fine guide, I was able to quit easily set up Apache, MySQL and PHP on my Windows 2003 R2 box. However – getting the Apache to work with module rewrite was however quite difficult.
But, digging a little into the Internet gave me a little to edit in httpd.conf:
- Remove "#" from the line that says "#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so"
- Change "None" to "All" where it says: "AllowOverride None", in "<Directory "D:/where_your_files_are">"
And it now works like a charm… 
Apache under Windows said,
February 1, 2007 @ 3:37 am
I believe for mod_rewrite the correct directive for ‘AllowOverride’ is ‘FileInfo’. Thought ‘All’ will work just as well.
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