Apache 2.4 how to enable rewrite module

Question

I try to enable rewrit module on apache serveur 2.4 and Debian 8 I have created a subdomaine

If I create an php file with :

<?php
 if(!function_exists('apache_get_modules') ){ phpinfo(); exit; }
 $res = 'Module Unavailable';
 if(in_array('mod_rewrite',apache_get_modules())) 
 $res = 'Module Available';
echo apache_get_version();
?>

It display "Module Available"

In the global directive (/etc/apache2/apache2.conf) I have create :

<Directory /var/dev/>
 Options Indexes FollowSymLinks                            
 AllowOverride all                                         
 Require all granted                                       
</Directory>

I have create a .htaccess file on root web folder

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^foo.html$  test.html

And an test.html file !

In appache error log I have this :

[Thu Dec 22 11:36:44.828831 2016] [core:info] [pid 1884] [client 83.145.73.220:58115] AH00128: File does not exist: /home/dev/foo.html

Thank for your help

Answer 1

I had the same issue. All you need to do in your terminal is

sudo a2enmod rewrite 

Then just restart apache2

sudo service apache2 restart