4. XAMPP .htaccess, Tutorial
Learn to work with .htaccess file
If you want to use the .htaccess file :
- make sure module rewrite loads
- run a test
Video demonstration XAMPP: .htaccess
4. XAMPP .htaccess, Tutorial
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:04 | we have 3 files: index.html, test.php and the htaccess file |
| 00:19 | 1 rewrite rule inside htaccess: each time we will access index.html, test.php will display |
| 00:27 | open htdocs directory |
| 00:30 | adding the 3 files on server (inside htdocs) |
| 00:36 | start XAMPP Control Panel |
| 00:40 | start Apache web server |
| 00:47 | Apache is running |
| 00:49 | open Apache's configuration file: httpd.conf |
| 00:54 | search for the rewrite module |
| 00:57 | make sure the nex line isn't commented: "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so" In case it is, remove the # sign, save file, and restart Apache, otherwise .htaccess file won't work |
| 01:14 | test: accessing "index.html" file and we should see the content of "test.php" displaying |
| 01:21 | test result:ok; htaccess is working! |