In default Joomla 1.5 installation, there is a file named htaccess.txt. This file will be used if we use Joomla SEO, that is option Use Apache mod_rewrite. Before it can be used, this file should be renamed to .htaccess. In Linux OS, this case is not a big problem, because it allows creation this kind of file (file name is started with “dot” character). For Windows user this case is a problem, because Windows doesn’t allow creation this kind of file. If we force it, then a warning is appear like shown below:
Error while renaming htaccess.txt to .htaccess
In order to rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess, we could do it through command prompt. Syntax:
ren [htaccess.txt directory]\htaccess.txt .htaccess
Example:
ren DaGu\htdocs\joomla15\htaccess.txt .htaccess
That’s it!
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February 12th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Even after I rename it I am having a problem that my links were not working
February 26th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
@maruthy
Are your apache mod_rewrite active? If not, you need to activate it first. Please check my article about activate mod_rewrite in apache
June 21st, 2009 at 1:10 am
Just stumbled here from another danigunawan.com page…
Other than the rename from dos prompt which I use regularly… Try your FTP client.
Sometimes this is quicker if its only an Alt-tab away and already in the right directory (i.e. when mirroring/migrating/yada from remote to localhost)
Probbly the FTP client use the cmd.exe anyway so this actually -is- the same
July 15th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Thank you!..
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Tks for u help, i aprecciate this :)
December 17th, 2009 at 6:04 am
Thanks for the help, I’ve bookmarked this.
On a side note, I’d suggest you type the test from the images somewhere in the page (perhaps below) so that people searching for that text find you page, ie : You must type a file name. There I just did for you ! :)