Magento

I installed 1.3.0 and it appears that any link that contains /index.php/* works fine, but any seo friendly urls are pointing to missing pages. 

I’m guessing there should be a .htaccess file that instructs apache to rewrite the URLS (I chose apache rewrites during install), but it is not in the base directory.  Can someone tell me where to get the .htaccess file I need?  Or suggest something else I might have done wrong? 

Thanks!

I have the same problem. Only works fine /index.php/ the other pages said:  404 Not Found
To entry to the admin panel I can,t go to this adress: “mypage.com/admin” y need to go: “ mypage.com/index.php/admin”
If I disable pretty urls in the admin panel all works fine.

I have installed the full instalation in DreamHost Server and no change any archive to install magento.

The .htaccess is part of the default installation package. Some FTP clients does not show hidden files so first check if that is the case. Also. make sure mod_rewrite is installed and enabled on your server. In the .htaccess, set the RewriteBase directive to your Magento root directory.

Now work fine!
I see the root directory (where I installed magento) in the dreamhost server and don,t have any .htaccess archive.
I only upload the .htaccess original archive stay in the magento official download and all works fine in the server with pretty url (I active mod-rewrite in the magento panel admin)

Thanks for all.
And sorry for my bad english level.

Yes, the .htaccess was left in the directory I copied it from.  I’ve now moved it into the root directory on the server.  Rookie mistake.  Sorry.

However, the rewrites are still not working correctly.  I verified that mod_rewrite is enabled.  I’ve also been playing with the RewriteBase command in the .htaccess, but it is giving me “page not found” on any seo friendly URLs. 

My web directory on my Mac is at:

/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/mysite

I’ve set up my hosts file and apache to point dev.mysite.com to that directory. 

For the RewriteBase comand I’ve tried:

RewriteBase / # shows page not found for seo urls
RewriteBase /mysite/ # shows internal server error
RewriteBase /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/mysite/ # shows internal server error

Does anyone have any ideas for me?

Sup,

After confirming that mod_rewrite is enabled, also be sure to check that:
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

AllowOverride None
to
AllowOverride All

This pretty much will make the .htaccess file work, without this setting enabled, your .htaccess files will have no effect.

Cheers,
J