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authorEvan Prodromou <evan@status.net>2009-12-15 06:11:37 -0500
committerEvan Prodromou <evan@status.net>2009-12-15 06:11:37 -0500
commite99e66eff046a6457ea8dbd1668c2dd9b09dcf66 (patch)
tree29041cb711591bf4a4195e130d321b30730dbf55
parentb9040a7cc4d9f051f00e3b0d9010971262319d84 (diff)
give some trouble-shooting info for fancy URLs
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+++ b/README
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ It's possible to configure the software so it looks like this instead:
These "fancy URLs" are more readable and memorable for users. To use
fancy URLs, you must either have Apache 2.x with .htaccess enabled and
-mod_redirect enabled, -OR- know how to configure "url redirection" in
+mod_rewrite enabled, -OR- know how to configure "url redirection" in
your server.
1. Copy the htaccess.sample file to .htaccess in your StatusNet
@@ -384,6 +384,18 @@ like:
If you changed your HTTP server configuration, you may need to restart
the server first.
+If it doesn't work, double-check that AllowOverride for the StatusNet
+directory is 'All' in your Apache configuration file. This is usually
+/etc/httpd.conf, /etc/apache/httpd.conf, or (on Debian and Ubuntu)
+/etc/apache2/sites-available/default. See the Apache documentation for
+.htaccess files for more details:
+
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html
+
+Also, check that mod_rewrite is installed and enabled:
+
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html
+
Sphinx
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