.htaccess error

[artemis]

hi,
i have a .htaccess file. When I include this line it creates an internal server error. I know that the file works as I have redirects for 404 errors etc and they work.

# Causing error:
RewriteEngine on 

does anyone know why this is happening?

[Jona]

Ensure that the httpd.conf file allows the mod_rewrite module to be run, and that the mod_rewrite module is installed.

[artemis]

hi,
i looked in that file and found this line:

#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

As it is commented out does this mean that the 'mod_rewrite is disabled? if so how do enable it?
do I just uncomment it?

thanks

[artemis]

i just looked to see if the file exists and it does (local server), if that helps!

[Jona]

Yes. Uncomment that line and restart your webserver; it should work after that.

[artemis]

thank-you!

[Jona]

Welcome.

[Ben Rogers]

If that doesn't work (it didn't for me...) Search for something like '<Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs">' and then scroll down to see ' AllowOverride None', and change that to ' AllowOverride All'.

*shrug*