How to configure the Apache mod_rewrite module
- Open the Apache configuration file located at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
- Change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All One inside
<Directory />and another one inside<Directory "/var/www/html">and then it worked. Hope it helps somebody! P.S. I didn't use Virtual Hosts
Permanently redirect users to access the site WITH or WITHOUT the 'www.' prefix
- Create/Open a .htaccess file in the document root folder and add the following text replacing variables with appropriate values where necessary
# mod_rewrite
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
# Enable mod_rewrite engine
RewriteEngine on
# WITH 'www.'
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^$uri\.$tld$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.$domain$1 [L,R=301]
# WITOUT 'www.'
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.$uri\.$tld$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://$domain/$1 [L,R=301]
</IfModule>
Note: Choose either WITH or WITHOUT the 'www.' prefix. Do not include both or you will end up in a redirection loop.
Note: If there is already an <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>directive, only copy the desired #RewriteCond and#RewriteRule lines and add them to the directive.
Note: Replace http:// with https:// if used for a Virtual Hosts using the https protocol.
Note: This text can also be added to the VirtualHost directive in the apache configuration file, but you can't typically move these changes to a live server, so the .htaccess file is the prefered method. - Restart the Apache daemon
service httpd restart
