give some trouble-shooting info for fancy URLs

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Evan Prodromou 2009-12-15 06:11:37 -05:00
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@ -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 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 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. your server.
1. Copy the htaccess.sample file to .htaccess in your StatusNet 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 If you changed your HTTP server configuration, you may need to restart
the server first. 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
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