How to config .htaccess files of CakePHP in WampServer?

Question

I'm absolutely confused about what I must do to run my sample in CakePHP...

I'm using WAMP Server and it is located in "C:/program files/wamp/" and I use another partition for my projects: "E:/Projects/".

there is a folder for Learning CakePHP: "E:/Projects/cakephp/". I've put all the CakePHP extracted contents in that folder (consist of: index.php, .htaccess, readme.txt and folders: app, cake, plugins, vendors)...

First, I set an alias name (test) in Apache that pointed to "E:/Projects/cakephp/", and it didn't work (message: Oops! This link appears to be broken.)

After some search, I found that I must set the alias to another folder: "E:/Projects/cakephp/app/webroot/", and it worked perfectly and showed me the first page of CakePHP Framework.

I solved all the issues in the first page (using the CakePHP manual). I tried to follow CakePHP blog tutorial ... I made a model, a controler and a view page (all related to "posts" subject), but when I try to see the result I just received the first page of WAMP server (showing that there is some problem in the address)

I used the address: "http://localhost/test/posts/index" (that didn't work) then, I tried to put index.php in the url: "http://localhost/test/index.php/posts/index" and it worked!

.htaccess files when I try to reach the root "http://localhost/test/" work perfect, I don't know what's wrong!

xx I found the same question in StackOverflow, here . All of its settings is similar to mine except it seems he set the alias to the root of CakePHP, and it didn't work for me!

and actually I couldn't find how I can use the solution (link) that helped him, because I think it is a little different in my case!

My htaccess files for following cakephp folders are as following,

root of the cakephp

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteBase /test/
    RewriteRule ^$ /app/webroot/ [L]
    RewriteRule (.*) /app/webroot/$1 [L]
</IfModule>  

/app

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteBase /test/
    RewriteRule    ^$    webroot/    [L]
    RewriteRule    (.*) webroot/$1    [L]
 </IfModule>

/app/webroot

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /test/
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?url=$1 [QSA,L]
</IfModule>

I hope someone can help me, I'm really exhausted...

thanks in advance for your time and your solutions!

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Yoohoooo! I found the answer! I had made many changes in all of my htaccess files! If you have this problem too, first remove all of your changes and then use this link as a great help! Hope it help you too! CHEEEEERS! MANY CHEEEEERS!! :D

Answer 1

I had same issue and here is solution that worked for me

this is my cakephp.conf in wamp server

Alias /cakephp "d:/wamp/apps/cakephp/app/webroot" 

<Directory "d:/wamp/apps/cakephp/app/webroot">
   Options FollowSymLinks
   AllowOverride all
   Require local
</Directory>

This is .htaccess file in /cakephp (not changed anything)

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule    ^$ /webroot/    [L]
   RewriteRule    (.*) /webroot/$1 [L]

</IfModule>

This is .htaccess file in /cakephp/app (not changed anything)

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule    ^$    /webroot/    [L]
    RewriteRule    (.*) /webroot/$1    [L]

</IfModule>

This is .htaccess file in /cakephp/app/webroot (changed)

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /cakephp
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /webroot/index.php [QSA,L]
</IfModule>

I just added line this line

RewriteBase /cakephp

After this I was able to launch url localhost/cakephp/index.php/posts/index

Hope this will help you to get started with CakePhp using WAMP Server

Answer 2

use

  RewriteRule ^posts/(.*)  index.php/posts/index

Answer 3

I actually got the same issue as you, but I don't remember how I solved it.

What I can assure you it's not a .htaccess issue, but a configuration error of Apache.

I think the part I modified was this one.

<Directory />
    #Options +Indexes
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    #Order deny,allow
    #Deny from all
</Directory>

Note how I commented some lines. Altough I can't confirm this, since I don't have the default configuration file.

Answer 4

1. Right click on the WAMP icon on your task bar
2. Then Hover over Apache Modules
3. Scroll down and make sure rewrite_module is ticked