mod_rewrite and .htaccess

[dshadowwolf]

I have:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(skins|stylesheets|images|config|awstats|awstatsic ons|captcha)/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(redirect|texvc|index).php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/favicon.ico
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/info.txt
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/robots.txt
RewriteRule ^/(.+)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA]

in public_html/.htaccess - a bare modification of the same file from an apache install. For some reason it is not working and when I try to make use of the rewrite rules all I get is a 404 from any attempt at a page. Is mod_rewrite not available on cpanel78 or have I missed a requirement somewhere ? (note that the rules are bog-standard for a MediaWiki install)

I'm puzzled because I see reports in the forums of mod_rewrite working on other cpanelXX hosts.

[AndrewT]

mod_rewrite is available and functional on all servers. If you would like us to take a look at your particular configuration we'll need you to go ahead and submit a ticket via our portal.

[Timelord]

In my attempt to wrap my head around this, I ended up with the following two links I was mucking about with before growing tired:

Guide: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL/Apache
Automated Tool: http://shorturls.redwerks.org/

This may or may not be helpful. It does seem the method you posted has fallen out of favor in the last several years (???). As for your actual question, I still haven't a clue. Of course, I am not overly familiar with any of this and am becoming incoherent. Sleep now.

[dshadowwolf]

Updated the .htaccess to match the style they've changed to (using the !-f and !-d bits instead of doing a RewriteCond matching a regex against the pathname - still not working.

[Pedja]

I guess RewriteLog would help you to resolve problem but I am not sure if you can use that on Dathorn server.

I found it to be tremendous help on our development local server.