.htaccess doesn't work on xampp (windows 7)

Question

I'm setting my .htaccess file right now to use friendly urls (manually). But, when i go to the url the server shows me Error 404.

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d  
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f  

Rewriterule ^register$ register.php 

I'm really sure that mod_rewrite is enabled because i see it when use phpinfo().

Answer 1

Even though mod-rewrite is enabled, by default it is not enabled for .htaccess files.

Hold Your Breath

• Open xampp control panel
• Stop Apache
• Click the Config button on the Apache row, and select httpd.conf
• In that file, search for something like xampp/htdocs">
• A bit lower, you may see a line like this: # AllowOverride All. Remove the #, which is a comment
• Alternately, search for AllowOverride All, make sure it is in the right section, and remove the comment #
• Save the file
• Restart Apache, say a prayer, cross your fingers and hold your breath