e_MOD_REWRITE question

[Jimmi08]

Hi,
I have a site, no important changes from 2.3.3 maybe, nothing I am aware of. Some fixes from 2.4 ? The site was working normally long time. PHP 8.1.

For some reason, I got a message about rewrite mode and I had to use
define('e_MOD_REWRITE', true);
in e107_config.php
It wasn't this way before.

I am running more e107 installation with the same provider, I had no similar issue - never, so something was changed just for this domain.

When I check php.ini, the only related values to rewrite is

There is no warning in e107 PHP info part about PHP configuration.
The only notice was in the Preferences/URL configuration.

What could be wrong? Where to look.

Thanks

[Jimmi08]

I just found that my other site (e107sk.com) has the same issue. Cache clearing was needed after changing e107_config.

[Vodhin]

rewrite rules are defined in .htaccess and have to do with how the server handles url requests that match those rules.

[Jimmi08]

.htaccess wasn't changed, it is the default one generated by e107, used for years, I have never issue with this before.

What I should check on the server side? I mean - something what I can check myself at my hosting administration or what I should ask my hosting provider.

I wouldn't find this but users reported not working downloads so it can't be long time and I am sure I haven't changed / updated files.

[Vodhin]

Honestly, I am the last person to ask about rewrite rules: I barely understand the syntax myself. I would think that the culprit is something in the v2.4 version that is encoding a server request in a way that fails when passes through the old .htaccess file. if define('e_MOD_REWRITE', true); solves the issue, then you should be fine.

[Moc]

In PHP Info / php.ini, mod_rewrite should be listed under Loaded Modules. If that's not the case, then mod_rewrite is not configured properly on your server.

The "url_rewriter" items on your screenshot are not related to mod_rewrite.