1.Configure apache mod_rewrite,run in terminal a2enmod rewrite 2. add the following code to /etc/apache2/sites-available/default DocumentRoot /var/www <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All </Directory> <Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride All Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> 3.Restart apache /etc/init.d/apache2 restart