[support] Clean URL fix if you are failing the test

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Sun Jun 15 18:24:48 UTC 2014 

Thanks!!  Great idea.  I did as you said.  No errors.  I think maybe 
Apache was installed incorrectly.  I had to fix PHP as well.  Not sure 
what is going on with this VPS.




On 2014-06-15 12:43, Jamie Holly wrote:
> Simple test - put some random characters at the top of your .htaccess
> file and save it and try to access your site. If you get a server 
> error,
> then Apache is reading .htaccess. If not, then Apache isn't even 
> parsing
> .htaccess. Just don't forget to remove your jumbled characters after 
> the
> test.
> 
> Jamie Holly
> http://hollyit.net
> 
> On 6/15/2014 1:34 PM, techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:
>> Must be a server config issue.  I was unable to access that path.  
>> Must
>> be a problem with mod rewrite or my .htaccess file
>> 
>> Thanks!!
>> 
>> 
>> On 2014-06-15 12:14, Chris McAndrew wrote:
>> > I had the same issue and someone recommended going directly to the
>> > page with the checkbox
>> > at http://www.yoursite.com/admin/config/search/clean-urls [7]. This
>> > bypasses the check page. Once you enable it from that link you should
>> > be all set.
>> > Chris
>> >
>> > CHRIS MCANDREW
>> > Interactive designer & developer
>> >  E-MAIL: chris at csmcreative.com
>> > WEB: http://csmcreative.com [8]
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 6:56 PM, <support-request at drupal.org> wrote:
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>> >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 05:35:27 -0700
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>> >> Maina
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>> >> On 6/13/14, grantksupport at operamail.com
>> >> <grantksupport at operamail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014, at 01:28 AM, Liviu Nicolicioiu wrote:
>> >>>> Check your mysql connect timeout.
>> >>>
>> >>> currently here
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>> >> Message: 3
>> >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:36:22 -0500
>> >> From: techlists at phpcoderusa.com
>> >> Subject: [support] clean url's
>> >> To: support at drupal.org
>> >> Message-ID: <9592b2ddf35e5666667dc7f96eb8a10f at phpcoderusa.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I've uploaded Drupal Commerce Kickstart and it is working as I
>> >> would
>> >> expect it to. The problem is clean URLs.
>> >>
>> >> This is on a new VPS and I have no other sites on this server that
>> >> use
>> >> mod rewrite.  As a result I do not know if this is an Apache
>> >> config
>> >> issue or something to do with Drupal or Kickstart.  I have
>> >> KickStart
>> >> setup on a local dev box and clean URL's was not an issue so I
>> >> assume
>> >> this might be an Apache config issue.
>> >>
>> >> I modified the Apache config changing AllowOverride to ALL.
>> >>
>> >> I've verified the .htaccess file that came with Kickstart is in the
>> >> root
>> >> directory and have verified the permissions are 644.
>> >>
>> >> When I go into the Admin panel to check for clean URL's it fails.
>> >>
>> >> Any suggestions on how I can troubleshoot this issue?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks a bunch in advance!!
>> >>
>> >> Keith
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 4
>> >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:33:49 -0700
>> >> From: Erik Alfkin <erik at alfkin.net>
>> >> Subject: Re: [support] clean url's
>> >> To: support at drupal.org
>> >> Message-ID:
>> >>
>> >> <CAJkaSmZtcBbBaxv5aT=Qo9kPQkUAw5EbdDEJXBHkjpQue-7y1Q at mail.gmail.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >>
>> >> Have you verified that mod_rewrite is enabled?
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:36 PM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I've uploaded Drupal Commerce Kickstart and it is working as I
>> >> would
>> >>> expect it to. The problem is clean URLs.
>> >>>
>> >>> This is on a new VPS and I have no other sites on this server
>> >> that use
>> >>> mod rewrite.  As a result I do not know if this is an Apache
>> >> config
>> >>> issue or something to do with Drupal or Kickstart.  I have
>> >> KickStart
>> >>> setup on a local dev box and clean URL's was not an issue so I
>> >> assume
>> >>> this might be an Apache config issue.
>> >>>
>> >>> I modified the Apache config changing AllowOverride to ALL.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've verified the .htaccess file that came with Kickstart is in
>> >> the root
>> >>> directory and have verified the permissions are 644.
>> >>>
>> >>> When I go into the Admin panel to check for clean URL's it fails.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any suggestions on how I can troubleshoot this issue?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks a bunch in advance!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Keith
>> >>> --
>> >>> [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ [2] ]
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Erik Alfkin
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>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 5
>> >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:56:31 -0400
>> >> From: Don <donald at fane.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [support] clean url's
>> >> To: support at drupal.org, techlists at phpcoderusa.com
>> >> Message-ID: <539B738F.6050401 at fane.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>> >>
>> >> On a VPS system I'll usually add
>> >>
>> >> *Options FollowSymLinks**
>> >> **AllowOverride All**
>> >> **Order allow,deny**
>> >> **allow from all*
>> >>
>> >> on <Directory> instead of each individual virtual host.
>> >>
>> >> The
>> >> -Don-
>> >>
>> >> On 6/13/2014 3:36 PM, techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I've uploaded Drupal Commerce Kickstart and it is working as I
>> >> would
>> >>> expect it to. The problem is clean URLs.
>> >>>
>> >>> This is on a new VPS and I have no other sites on this server
>> >> that use
>> >>> mod rewrite.  As a result I do not know if this is an Apache
>> >> config
>> >>> issue or something to do with Drupal or Kickstart.  I have
>> >> KickStart
>> >>> setup on a local dev box and clean URL's was not an issue so I
>> >> assume
>> >>> this might be an Apache config issue.
>> >>>
>> >>> I modified the Apache config changing AllowOverride to ALL.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've verified the .htaccess file that came with Kickstart is in
>> >> the root
>> >>> directory and have verified the permissions are 644.
>> >>>
>> >>> When I go into the Admin panel to check for clean URL's it fails.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any suggestions on how I can troubleshoot this issue?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks a bunch in advance!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Keith
>> >>
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>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 6
>> >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:07:04 -0700
>> >> From: Erik Alfkin <erik at alfkin.net>
>> >> Subject: Re: [support] clean url's
>> >> To: support at drupal.org
>> >> Message-ID:
>> >>
>> >> <CAJkaSmb438R9WJCtkE88u5g8a8TGFK4q9rCy84=jchCr3+c54g at mail.gmail.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >>
>> >> That allows the .htaccess file to work, but it won't load
>> >> mod_rewrite. Have
>> >> you run the "sudo a2enmod rewrite" command and reloaded Apache?
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Don <donald at fane.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>  On a VPS system I'll usually add
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> *Options FollowSymLinks*
>> >>> *AllowOverride All*
>> >>> *Order allow,deny*
>> >>> *allow from all*
>> >>>
>> >>> on <Directory> instead of each individual virtual host.
>> >>>
>> >>> The
>> >>> -Don-
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On 6/13/2014 3:36 PM, techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I've uploaded Drupal Commerce Kickstart and it is working as I
>> >> would
>> >>> expect it to. The problem is clean URLs.
>> >>>
>> >>> This is on a new VPS and I have no other sites on this server
>> >> that use
>> >>> mod rewrite.  As a result I do not know if this is an Apache
>> >> config
>> >>> issue or something to do with Drupal or Kickstart.  I have
>> >> KickStart
>> >>> setup on a local dev box and clean URL's was not an issue so I
>> >> assume
>> >>> this might be an Apache config issue.
>> >>>
>> >>> I modified the Apache config changing AllowOverride to ALL.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've verified the .htaccess file that came with Kickstart is in
>> >> the root
>> >>> directory and have verified the permissions are 644.
>> >>>
>> >>> When I go into the Admin panel to check for clean URL's it fails.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any suggestions on how I can troubleshoot this issue?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks a bunch in advance!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Keith
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ [2] ]
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Erik Alfkin
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>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Message: 7
>> >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:35:38 -0700
>> >> From: techlists at phpcoderusa.com
>> >> Subject: Re: [support] clean url's
>> >> To: support at drupal.org
>> >> Message-ID: <a4076416c7beb31b8462aa9eaeaad99e at phpcoderusa.com>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>> >>
>> >> if you talking about in_array('mod_rewrite', apache_get_modules());
>> >> - no
>> >> I have not.  I'll give it a shot.  Thanks!!
>> >>
>> >> On 2014-06-13 14:33, Erik Alfkin wrote:
>> >>> Have you verified that mod_rewrite is enabled?
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:36 PM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've uploaded Drupal Commerce Kickstart and it is working as I
>> >>>> would
>> >>>> expect it to. The problem is clean URLs.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> This is on a new VPS and I have no other sites on this server
>> >> that
>> >>>> use
>> >>>> mod rewrite. ?As a result I do not know if this is an Apache
>> >>>> config
>> >>>> issue or something to do with Drupal or Kickstart. ?I have
>> >>>> KickStart
>> >>>> setup on a local dev box and clean URL's was not an issue so I
>> >>>> assume
>> >>>> this might be an Apache config issue.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I modified the Apache config changing AllowOverride to ALL.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've verified the .htaccess file that came with Kickstart is in
>> >> the
>> >>>> root
>> >>>> directory and have verified the permissions are 644.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> When I go into the Admin panel to check for clean URL's it
>> >> fails.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Any suggestions on how I can troubleshoot this issue?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks a bunch in advance!!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Keith
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ [2] [1] ]
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>>
>> >>> Erik Alfkin
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Links:
>> >>> ------
>> >>> [1] http://lists.drupal.org/ [2]
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
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>> > [3] http://www.mosesmaina.com
>> > [4]
>> > http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/support/attachments/20140613/8664346e/attachment-0001.html
>> > [5]
>> > http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/support/attachments/20140613/a64e8f9f/attachment-0001.html
>> > [6]
>> > http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/support/attachments/20140613/44d84ae6/attachment-0001.html
>> > [7] http://www.yoursite.com/admin/config/search/clean-urls
>> > [8] http://csmcreative.com

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