Apache mod_rewrite is enable on server but not working? - php

Question

I have recently installed the lamp stack and have enabled mod_rewrite:
$ sudo a2enmod rewrite
$ service apache2 restart
I can see it on my phpinfo:
But when I try to access an URL like this below in my WordPress:
http://my-localhost/my-wordpress/whats-on/
I get this error:
Not Found
The requested URL /my-wordpress/whats-on/ was not found on this
server.
Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu) Server at 127.0.0.1 Port 80
What else can I do? Have I missed anything?
Any ideas?
I have my .htaccess on too:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /my-wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /my-wordpress/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
But why?
EDIT:
I created a simple test:
RewriteRule ^test.html$ test.php [L]
But i get 404 error instead of being directed to test.php
Not Found
The requested URL /mod_rewrite/basic/test.html was not found on this server.
Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu) Server at 127.0.1.1 Port 80
How can I fix this?

Answer 1

To fix this issue follow this:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Find:
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
Replace With:
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Exit and save and restart apache with command
sudo systemctl restart apache2
THE END :-)