In default installion of apache2.2 on debian never enable mod_rewrite default. So you may need to enable . First install the apache2.2 with this command : debian user please use “su” before start this process ubuntu user please use “sudo su” before start this process apt-get install apache2 (it will install apache 2.2) on current debian system you can enable mod_rewrite with simple command a2enmod rewrite
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