3. Configuration of File ".htaccess"

Open the above htaccess.txt file in Joomla with an editor, eg. Notepad for Windows.

• Now if your hosting provider said, that the mod_rewrite of Apache is already activated by them, then you should "comment-out" line 28 of the file (otherwise leave as it is):

  28. RewriteEngine On

  by typing the character # before the command RewriteEngine On:

  28. # RewriteEngine On

• Another line that deserves attention is the line 53 of the file:

  53. # RewriteBase /

  If you have installed Joomla in the root directory of your web-space (for instance public_html or htdocs), then you have to delete the character # before the command RewriteBase /:

  53. RewriteBase /

  Otherwise if you have installed Joomla in a subfolder under the root directory of your web-space, eg. http://www.mysite.com/joomla/, you should change line 53 to:

  53. RewriteBase /joomla

4. Save and Rename of File "htaccess.txt"

When you are ready with the above changes, save the file. Now you have to rename the file "htaccess.txt" to ".htaccess" in order to proceed. One easy way is to use an FTP program. Personally I use FileZilla, which is a freeware and enriched with many functions FTP program.

• If you have FileZilla installed, find inside your local directory tree view the htaccess.txt file. Right click with the mouse on it and select "Rename".
  
• Enter the name ".htaccess" for the file. Then right click with the mouse again and select "Upload" to upload the file in root directory of your Joomla installation.