where is mod_rewrite? 2

[franklin97355]

I've just installed Apache 2.0.46 and can't find mod_rewrite. Where should I look and how should I set apache up to use it?
Thanks

 

[SirCharles]

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html#RewriteRule

I believe it comes with Apache. You just have to enable the module when compiling. Or put in as DSO, I believe.

another reference:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/rewriteguide.html

 

[franklin97355]

OK, I've reinstalled apache 2.0.46 from the tar file then configured, make, make install. after this there is only one mod_rewrite on my system in /usr/lib/httpd/modules and when I set httpd.conf to use this file it complains. What am I doing wrong? This is driving me crazy (and I don't have any more hair to pull out)

Thanks for any help you can give me

 

[SirCharles]

Sorry you're having difficulty. I've only installed with Apache 1.3.27. Version 2.0 is still in Beta for a lot of stuff. I used the following command when compiling Apache with static modules.
First configure:
./configure --enable-module=ssl ...
--activate-module=/path/to/src/modules/bar.a --enable-module=foo --enable-module=rewrite
make

As you can see, only line for rewrite is
--enable-module=rewrite

I'm not sure why was so simple, but it was.

Additional note:
When using 32 bit compiler, modify all Makefiles to use 32 bit library modules. Ex. If part of cmopile with oci8 and oracle 9.0.1, use 9.0.1/lib32 not 9.0.1/lib

 

[windir]

what is the exact error message that you recieve when you try to start apache?

 

[franklin97355]

Windir:
The error message is as follows

Syntax error on line 232 of /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf:
Can't locate API module structure `mod_rewrite' in file /usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_rewrite.so: /usr/local/apache2/lib/libapr-0.so.0: undefined symbol: mod_rewrite

 

[danielhozac]

Your [tt]LoadModule[/tt] directive is incorrect. Try this one instead:
[tt]LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_rewrite.so[/tt]

//Daniel

 

[franklin97355]

danielhozac: Thanks, I tried it your way but then it said it was not for this version of apache. I then removed all copies of mod_rewrite on the computer and rebuilt apache. Now there isn't a mod_rewrite.so anywhere. Anybody have any more ideas?

 

[danielhozac]

Did you build mod_rewrite as a compiled in module or as a DSO?

//Daniel

 

[franklin97355]

Over in the Linux forum they said I should use:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-module=so --enable-module-rewrite; make; make install

so that is how I did it. (I think that would be DSO?)

 

[pfonseca]

I also had the same difficulty, because I compiled Apache with --enable-so --enable-module=rewrite and mod_rewrite.so kept missing from "modules" dir.
Only after ./configure --enable-so --enable-mods-shared=rewrite the so was generated.
Good luck

Pedro Fonseca
pedro_fonseca@netcabo.pt

http://pedrofonseca.cjb.net

 

[franklin97355]

Pedro, Thanks, taht worked for me also.