during Audit of my installation, I got: Web-server: Apache rewrite_module - UNDEFINED . Do I need to address this?

During installation, I chose clicked the Audit link. Everything had OK but two items. My 2nd issue was:

Web-server: Apache

  • rewrite_module - UNDEFINED

I really don't know what the above means. If it's something I should be concerned about and I were to ask my web hosting company to address the above or attempt to address it myself, is there a link with instructions to address the above? If i can't address it myself, I can reference the instructions on how to address it when I contact my web host's support.

p.s. my hosting plan is on a Linux system.

Thanks!

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    • Oh, I've decided to run: 14.0.0-A3 using PHP 8.2

      • Hi Simon, you shouldn't worry about that. We all have that message. It's normal. Sometimes the UNA audit fails to identify your Apache rewrite_module depending on your server settings.

        If mod_rewrite is installed correctly on your server and all your UNA SEO links/urls are working fine, then you are good to go. Please just ignore the UNDEFINED message in the audit as suggested by @Alex T⚜️ here:

        https://unacms.com/cmts-view/1i8ozpn?sys=bx_forum&cmt_id=25149

        and

        https://unacms.com/cmts-view/vnbhtj?sys=bx_forum&cmt_id=12598

        • Hi OneEagle, re: "If mod_rewrite is installed correctly on your server and all your UNA SEO links/urls are working fine, then you are good to go. Please just ignore the UNDEFINED message in the audit as suggested by".

          Your comment above just made me suspect that my past issue, when I was running stable version 13.1.0 my URLs for Discussion topics were not showing properly even when I had set in: Settings, Enable SEO Links. Actually, the URLs would show correctly for the first and second Discussion topic titles, but after a few days, I'd test again, enter a new Discussion title and see if the URL would show correct and it didn't.

          Refer to my past entry about issue above, note: the problem was also identified in 14.0.0-A2 but it continue to persist even after I went back to running stable v 13.1.0 https://unacms.com/d/permalinks-turned-on-but-i-now-get-this#cmt-anchor-bx-forum-11853-47604

          BTW, anyone else having issue with URLs of Discussion topics not displaying properly (especially when your installation Audit has comment: Web-server: Apache rewrite_module - UNDEFINED) ?

          • Oh yeah, Got you! I once had the same issue with UNA 13.0.0-RC1.

            Out of nowhere, some of my urls started failing to display correctly. They were showing like this:

            mysite[dot]com/view-post/qxv05d

            I have been told by Alext T. that when the script can't generate URL from the title, then a random string is used.

            After some UNA updates, the problem disappeared and everything was back to normal.

            I've never discovered why the system failed to properly generate URLs. Maybe just some weird UNA thingies.

            Please see my full post about that problem here:

            https://unacms.com/d/why-do-my-post-links-look-different

            I might be wrong but your issue has nothing to do with the 'rewrite_module - UNDEFINED' message in the Audit. We all have that message and our URLs are just being generated correctly.

            Below are some suggestions to help you sort out your problem with random strings being added to urls:

            1. Double-check whether mod_rewrite is installed correctly on your server.
            2. Update your site to the latest stable version of UNA (13.1.0)
            3. Try to use additional rewrite rules to make your urls look like /d/my-title-here instead of /view-discussion/my-title-here.

            Please read more about additional rewrite rules here:

            https://unacms.com/cmts-view/1crxfr0?sys=bx_forum&cmt_id=47152

            Here is my short guide on how to implement them:

            https://unacms.com/cmts-view/1crxfr0?sys=bx_forum&cmt_id=47152

            Regards!

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