RewriteRule is giving a server error

[tylerjca]

Hi,
I am trying to do the following:

http://mysite.com/p/mypage1 
to direct to:
http://mysite.com/index.php?p=mypage1

I have the following code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^p/(A-Za-z0-9]+)$ /index.php?p=$1

However, the code causes the script to halt and gives the following error on page:

Server Error:
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script. 
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

I thought maybe ReWrite needed to be enabled in my php.ini file, but I could not find it in the file.
Please help!
Thanks

[okram666]

Originally Posted by tylerjca

Hi,
...
I have the following code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^p/(A-Za-z0-9]+)$ /index.php?p=$1

...

You have errors in .htaccess

Bad:

RewriteRule ^p/(A-Za-z0-9]+)$ /index.php?p=$1

Good:

RewriteRule ^p/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$ index.php?p=$1

[tylerjca]

I tried the change you made, it's still giving me the same error message

[okram666]

Originally Posted by tylerjca

I tried the change you made, it's still giving me the same error message

If mod_rewrite is enabled than that script should work... I tried it on my server.

Try this just in case...

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymLinks 

RewriteRule ^p/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$ index.php?p=$1

If this doesn't work than mod_rewrite is disable and you should contact hosting support

[oesxyl]

Originally Posted by tylerjca

Hi,
However, the code causes the script to halt and gives the following error on page:

Server Error:
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script. 
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

I thought maybe ReWrite needed to be enabled in my php.ini file, but I could not find it in the file.
Please help!
Thanks

rewrite have nothing to do with php and with php.ini.
your problem could be the code from index.php and/or permision rights.
check index.php first.

PS: okram666 have right, could be also errors in .htaccess.

regards

[tylerjca]

Originally Posted by okram666

If this doesn't work than mod_rewrite is disable and you should contact hosting support

How do I find out if mod_reqrite is enabled? By the way, I'm using XAMPP as the server. I know the rewrite functions work on my dotcom web site, just not on the test server at home.


I tried this:

Originally Posted by okram666

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymLinks 

RewriteRule ^p/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$ index.php?p=$1

But it still gave me the same error, so I'm assuming mod_rewrite is disabled as you said?

[okram666]

Originally Posted by tylerjca

How do I find out if mod_reqrite is enabled? By the way, I'm using XAMPP as the server. I know the rewrite functions work on my dotcom web site, just not on the test server at home.
...

I found these two tutorials for enabling mod_rewrite on XAMPP...

http://rudyegenias.wordpress.com/200...rite-in-xampp/

http://roshanbh.com.np/2008/04/check...te-apache.html

[ohgod]

you load modules in httpd.conf

find it, open it and you'll see examples via modules called by the default installation