PHP question mark on Clean URLs

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i am currently trying to learn about clean urls. i was using windows once. i switched to ubuntu when suddenly my .htaccess seems to be not working here is my htaccess

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

so i have this url

http://localhost/index.php/my_name/

i was expecting it to say the 'my_name' string in the browser

hello my_name

but it would only work whenever i add a '?' in the uri

http://localhost/index.php?/my_name/

i am pretty sure mod_rewrite is enabled. i even checked my phpinfo()

Maybe u have no mod_rewrite module installed? Check httpd.conf and check your logs ([info](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritelog)) — Peter, Oct 30 '11 at 15:05
this time i have my mod_rewrite enabled but it still needs a ? in order to echo out the $_SERVER[QUERY_STRING] — kapitanluffy, Oct 30 '11 at 16:49

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '11 at 15:06

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It sounds like the rewrite module is disabled. Edit your apache configuration and load the dynamic module for mod_rewrite if available. It would look like this:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

If you're using Ubuntu, run sudo a2enmod rewrite to enable the module following by restarting the Apache server:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

answered Oct 30 '11 at 15:06

Lekensteyn

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so i would put the LoadModule inside the httpd.conf? damn its hard being a windows user xD – kapitanluffy Oct 30 '11 at 15:18
@kapitanluffy What Linux distro are you using? Generally, you've indeed to put that in httpd.conf, but distros may have their own preferred configuration methods. – Lekensteyn Oct 30 '11 at 15:27
@kapitanluffy I've already mentioned how to enable the rewrite module for Ubuntu using `a2enmod` ("Apache 2.x ENable MODule"). Don't forget to restart the server for the changes to take effect. – Lekensteyn Oct 30 '11 at 15:32
i already enabled it .but it still needs a ? in order to echo the $_SERVER[QUERY_STRING] variable – kapitanluffy Oct 30 '11 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '11 at 17:01

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Found a solution. dumped the $_SERVER variable and used the REQUEST_URI index since QUERY_STRING does not display anything. will +1 Lekensteyn's answer since it led me to the right path

answered Oct 30 '11 at 17:01

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