Note that mod_rewrite can only be used with the web server Apache. Follow the instructions below to check whether module mod_rewrite is installed and correctly configured on your server.
Create the file .htaccess and add these two lines
RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^testing.php$ modrewrite.php
This tells the webserver to load modrewrite.php when testing.php is requested.
Create the file modrewrite.php with this line
<?php echo "mod_rewrite works"; ?>
Create the file testing.php with this line
<?php echo "mod_rewrite does not work"; ?>
Now use your web browser to load testing.php. If you see “mod_rewrite works” your server has a working mod_rewrite instance. If you see anything else, including an internal server error, your server is not configured correctly for mod_rewrite.
