Yum install mod_rewrite

I have tried installing mod_rewrite on Fedora 12 several times, unsuccesfully, via yum. I even regenerated my cache via yum makecahe, but nothing :~ [root@desktop Download]# yum install mod_rewrite Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, refresh-packagekit Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * fedora: fedora.mirror.ac.za * rpmfusion-free: download1.rpmfusion.org * rpmfusion-free-updates: download1.rpmfusion.org * rpmfusion-nonfree: download1.rpmfusion.org * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: download1.rpmfusion.org * russianfedora-fixes: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-fixes-updates: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-free: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-free-updates: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-nonfree: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-nonfree-updates: ftp.us.unixeria.com * updates: ultra.linux.cz Setting up Install Process No package mod_rewrite available. Nothing to do Anything am missing? It worked 2 days ago, now it won't -- with Regards: Why you should not mind your own business, Find out at: http://gramware.blogspot.com

I'd recommend installing from source. I usually find source installations of Apache and PHP way easier to tweak and add/remove features than binary installations. Give it a try. -- Ndungi Kyalo biblia.kenya.or.ke On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
I have tried installing mod_rewrite on Fedora 12 several times, unsuccesfully, via yum. I even regenerated my cache via yum makecahe, but nothing :~
[root@desktop Download]# yum install mod_rewrite Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, refresh-packagekit Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * fedora: fedora.mirror.ac.za * rpmfusion-free: download1.rpmfusion.org * rpmfusion-free-updates: download1.rpmfusion.org * rpmfusion-nonfree: download1.rpmfusion.org * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: download1.rpmfusion.org * russianfedora-fixes: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-fixes-updates: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-free: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-free-updates: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-nonfree: ftp.us.unixeria.com * russianfedora-nonfree-updates: ftp.us.unixeria.com * updates: ultra.linux.cz Setting up Install Process No package mod_rewrite available. Nothing to do
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I dont recall installing rewrite module on apache 2.2 in 1.3 i had to manually install. Am assuming you are running Apache 2.2, the module should be already loaded by default, confirm this on you httpd.conf, look for this line, LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so Enable rewrite on the the directory you are serving using "RewriteEngine On" either directly on httpd.conf or via .htaccess file. -- ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ 'spɹɐƃǝɹ ıʞnɾu pıʌɐp

On 29 January 2010 11:10, David Njuki <njukey@gmail.com> wrote:
I dont recall installing rewrite module on apache 2.2 in 1.3 i had to manually install. Am assuming you are running Apache 2.2, the module should be already loaded by default, confirm this on you httpd.conf, look for this line,
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
Thanks David, The line was there but before I could also additionally configure it on the httpd.conf. I guess the current method is to AllowOverride so that I can turn Rewrite on in my .htaccess
Enable rewrite on the the directory you are serving using "RewriteEngine On" either directly on httpd.conf or via .htaccess file.
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