.htaccess doesn't work on xampp (windows 7)

Question

I\'m setting my .htaccess file right now to use friendly urls (manually). But, when i go to the url the server shows me Error 404

Answer 1

Check in httpd.conf you tag, review this property

AllowOverride All

AllowOverride authorize use htaccess file.

Answer 2

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

if we want to remove index.php form url .First we create a .htaccess file on root directory of project with out any extension. And add this code in this file and so remove the index.php Application/config/config.php

Answer 3

Even though mod-rewrite is enabled, by default it is not enabled for .htaccess files.

Hold Your Breath

• Open xampp control panel
• Stop Apache
• Click the Config button on the Apache row, and select httpd.conf
• In that file, search for something like xampp/htdocs">
• A bit lower, you may see a line like this: # AllowOverride All. Remove the #, which is a comment
• Alternately, search for AllowOverride All, make sure it is in the right section, and remove the comment #
• Save the file
• Restart Apache, say a prayer, cross your fingers and hold your breath

Answer 4

This listing may be old but is still relevant so to make it a little more secure it is probably best to add a few lines.

Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1 ::1 localhost
Allow from .htaccess

Also as a side note .htaccess files slow the speed of the server so it would be best to refer to xampp documentation for best practices.

Hope it helps.