Install issue: mod_rewrite works, but not for Oxid

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Hi everybody!

I am trying to set up Oxid CE 4.5.0, Build 34568 on my Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop in order to test-drive it.
I am not getting past the system requirements screen - everything is green except for the mod_rewrite module which is shown red.

The problem is that mod_rewrite does seem to work, as the test from
http://www.wallpaperama.com/forums/how-to-test-check-if-mod-rewrite-is-enabled-t40.html
as applied with rewrite.php in the same directory as Oxid is installed to shows the rewrite engine to successfully rewrite the URL in the test.

I have tried modifying oxsysrequirements.php as suggested in some posts - the light went green and the install went through, but rewriting apparently did not take place as all the links accessible from the shop’s front page threw 404 at me.

I have attached the .htaccess file from the root directory and the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.

Thanks for your help.

Edit:
Is Oxid expected to handle the rewrite rules by itself – will it modify its content --, or is it dependent on substantial specification of these rules in the .htaccess file inside Oxid’s installation directory?

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Well, for anyone with similar issues:
I had copied Oxid to the web root via something like the following command:
sudo cp -R OXID_ESHOP_CE_4.5.0_34568/* /var/www

This will copy everything right, except the hidden .htaccess file. Duh. Didn’t even know that Oxid comes with this file.
Now, after manually copying that file, everything’s green and I am going to install Oxid…

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thanks for the feedback!

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Hi,

for me, the best way of getting proper files is subversion anyway :slight_smile:

# cd /var/www/
# sudo svn export http://svn.oxid-esales.com/tags/CE-4.5.0-34568/eshop/

Regards