How to check if mod_rewrite is disabled in Apache when CakePHP is installed? Initially when CakePHP is downloaded from sourceforge and is installed in your localhost, you can test if it is working or not by going to the respective directory in your local host http://localhost/cake. If CSS styling is missing in the display page, then check apache server's httpd.conf file to see if mod_rewrite module is enabled. Remove the comment symbol to enable mod_rewrite in your localhost and restart Apache server for the change to take effect (more…)

Different hosting locations have different settings for mod_rewrrite module. In some locations it is turned ON by default and for some it isn't. If you are hosting your application in your local host or on a dedicated server, then it is a matter of editing httpd.conf file within Apache server folder. Ensure that (more…)