Getting .htaccess to work on windows apache

3 Jun

Could figure out how to actually write the .htaccess file in windows as when i tried to rename the txt file I created to .htaccess it popped up an error saying “You must type a file name”.

The solution:

1. Open up notepad

2. Write the contents of your .htaccess

3. Save as

4. “.htacess” – Make sure you keep the speech marks.

5. Sorted

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4 Responses to “Getting .htaccess to work on windows apache”

  1. Tybek 01. Feb, 2008 at 9:34 am #

    Not sure about this as I am having general issues with getting htaccess working in windows. But you should know about the directive in httpd.conf of Apache

    AccessFileName .htaccess

    Reply
  2. anon 15. May, 2008 at 10:21 am #

    Go into the directive in httpd.conf of Apache

    Look for:
    AccessFileName .htaccess

    change the filename to look for to something like:
    ht.htaccess

    Now apache looks for “ht.access” and windows is happy too.

    Do this on a provate or testing server ONLY an when uploading simply rename the file to .htaccess

    Reply
  3. Adult Toys 05. Aug, 2008 at 2:55 am #

    How do I get this to work on a hosted server running windows?

    Reply
  4. Isabelle Bryant 16. Apr, 2010 at 4:54 pm #

    The most comprehensive info I have found on this subject on the net. Will be back soon to follow up….

    Reply

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