.conf and virtual server vs. mod_rewrite

it's running but i can't find the switch to get it on

[hakre]

hi folks,

just got stucked since days on a new server with a prob i'm not able to manage. i'm no linux pro but i configure apache for sometime and used mod_rewrite exessivly. but now on a new server i can't get it on to run. in that virtual server environment it seems that i'm not allowed to switch mod_rewrite on. i have full control (root) on that server and thought this would be no prob to change the httpd.conf to figure this out but i didn't get the point.

there are some virtual servers defined in apache config. and i allowed follow symlinks in the main config. there are no restrictions in the virtual server configparts about symlinks. but when i use 'RewriteEngine On' in my .htaccess file, i get a 500 and the error log says rewrite not started because followsymlinks is off. what should i do? any ideas?

[hakre]

got it. thanks for the help guys ;). this post made me try and try over again ;)

[StopSpam]

post your solution how have you solved yuour problem?

me and many others might run into the same problems

[littleman]

It would be a setting in your httpd.conf, you would have to put something like:
<Directory "/home/path/">
Options All
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
And you would also need to make sure there is no conflicting directive elsewhere in the config files.