TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
I am kind of new to this, but I have a virtual server from godaddy. It uses PLESK to keep track of all the hosting and domains and has worked great for the numerous small websites that I put up for myself and other people.
Recently I have been looking into WordPress. In order to turn on permalinks I need to have the mod_rewrite Apache module. This is a little beyond my realm of understanding and I was wondering if anyone could point me to the right direction on where to find out if I have this available.
Godaddy will not give me any help as I didn't sign up for the premium support package or whatever.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Create a .htaccess containing the following and upload it to the root of your site:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^google.html$ http://www.google.com/ [R=301]
Going to http://www.yoursite.com/google.html should redirect you to Google.com if you have it
TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
Wow, thanks for such a speedy response! I uploaded the .htaccess file and added the text you supplied. When I went to domainname.com/google.html I got a 404 error.
So I guess this would mean that I don't have the mod_rewrite Apache module?
Would you be able to suggest a hosting plan that you know that does have all of the required specs?
Thanks again for all of your help!
just ask godaddy to switch you to a linux hosting plan - they do this for free and you will be much happier with overall performance
(using Linux Hosting Configuration 2.0 and PHP 5).
if you want superb support - I recommend A Small Orange
http://asmallorange.com/services/hosting/
TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
I called up Godaddy and you are correct. I am on a windows server. Unfortunately though, because it is a virtual dedicated server, they can't simply switch it over for me. I am going to have to go through the tedious process of moving all my files and resetting up all my domain names.
I will definitely look into the hosting company you recommended though.
Thanks for all your help!
TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
Hey, sorry to keep bugging you :) but I tried what you said, but this time on another server I know is linux.
When I go to domain.com/google.html this is what I get
Not Found
The requested URL /google.html was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/1.3.33 Server at http://www.DOMAINNAME.com Port 80
Any ideas what this means?
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
put that in notepad and save it as phpinfo.php
upload it to site and call it in browser
http://example.com/phpinfo.php
see if mod_rewrite is installed or not
TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
I don't see anything listed as mod_rewrite (as in, it isn't even an option on the list). I do, however, see "url_rewriter.tags". I don't know if this is related at all but it's local and master value is a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=,fieldset=.
ok - let's try one more thing
replace the code I gave above for .htaccess with:
Options +FollowSymLinks
Redirect /google.html http://www.google.com
TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
Hey! I think we're getting somewhere! When I went to mydomain.com/google.html it redirected to google.
TylorFamous
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
From that information, do you know if mod_rewrite is installed?
WordPress Hosting
Member
Posted 3 years ago #
mod_rewrite should be installed by all linux server by default.
mod_rewrite should be installed by all linux server by default.
he wasn't sure if he had linux or windows
