Apache Server configuration support - Rewrite works in httpd.conf but no .htaccess

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Rewrite works in httpd.conf but no .htaccess

Matt

2007-04-25, 7:26 pm

My first attempt at mod_rewrite

I've got the following working in httpd.conf

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/download/(.*)$ /download/getFile.php?id=$1

Example request: /download/dude
Served: /download/getFile.php?id=dude

I'm trying to do the same thing in an .htaccess file. I've put it in
the /download/ directory:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /download/getFile.php?id=$1 [L]

I commented out my httpd.conf code, put the .htaccess in place and
restarted the server, but the request yields a 404.

Why should I start to debug this problem?