# Install issue: mod\_rewrite works, but not for Oxid **URL:** \ **Category:** English forums\ **Tags:** installation-configuration\ **Created:** [June 12, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/install-issue-mod-rewrite-works-but-not-for-oxid/50629 "2011-06-12T19:37:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![masterofallarts](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@masterofallarts](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/masterofallarts)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/install-issue-mod-rewrite-works-but-not-for-oxid/50629/1 "2011-06-12T19:37:15Z")
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](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? ---
**Author:** ![masterofallarts](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@masterofallarts](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/masterofallarts)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/install-issue-mod-rewrite-works-but-not-for-oxid/50629/2 "2011-06-13T14:32:24Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![Hebsacker](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/hebsacker/32/45_2.png) [@Hebsacker](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/Hebsacker)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/install-issue-mod-rewrite-works-but-not-for-oxid/50629/3 "2011-06-13T14:42:36Z")
thanks for the feedback! ---
**Author:** ![marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/marco.steinhaeuser/32/1832_2.png) [@marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/marco.steinhaeuser)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/install-issue-mod-rewrite-works-but-not-for-oxid/50629/4 "2011-06-14T10:51:58Z")
Hi, for me, the best way of getting proper files is subversion anyway 🙂 ```auto # cd /var/www/ # sudo svn export http://svn.oxid-esales.com/tags/CE-4.5.0-34568/eshop/ ``` Regards ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/system/32/4245_2.png) [@system](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/install-issue-mod-rewrite-works-but-not-for-oxid/50629/5 "2026-07-13T19:38:34Z")
Closed on July 13, 2026, 7:38pm UTC