From e99e66eff046a6457ea8dbd1668c2dd9b09dcf66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Evan Prodromou Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:11:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] give some trouble-shooting info for fancy URLs --- README | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 3e712af8c0..dc2e2b4ba4 100644 --- a/README +++ 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 ------