Enable mod_rewrite in a Ubuntu server

“Of course the rewrite engine serves as much more than just a
means for your users to more easily remember addresses. Many server
softwares (such as the social networking server Elgg) depending
upon the rewrite engine in order to function. Because of this, the
rewrite engine is almost a necessity to have working. By default
Apache does not have the rewrite engine on, so you have to
configure it to work. The goal of this tutorial is to show you how
to enable the rewrite engine in a Ubuntu server installation. This
article will assume you already have your Ubuntu server as well as
Apache up and running.”

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