#6320 – I cannot enable Joomla! SEF URLs

I installed the plugin sh404SEF on the Joomla website https://braininjurycenter.net to fix the duplicate page contents. I cannot make it work because I am on a shared server (Apache) with HostGator.

Here's what a representative of HostGator told me after we agreed that mod_rewrite is not enabled on the Apache shared server.

"This cannot be enabled on a Shared server. You client may need to upgrade to a VPS/Dedicated server"

The server allow .htaccess override though. Here's what I've done to test it:

I deleted everything from the .htaccess file and write a simple command here, for example:
Code: “Redirect /google.html http://www.google.com”
After I pointed my browser to http://www.braininjurycenter.net/google.htm
And it redirects me to Google.com then htaccess override is OK.

I spent few hours to make sh404SEF works in vain, I would greatly like to have some help.

Thank you for your time.
Please let me know if you need more info or credentials.

Regards,

Hi Weeblr,

Thank you and sorry to have post my question on the wrong forum, I have posted again my message on the correct sh404SEF technical support forum.

May I ask you how did you proceed to check if URL rewriting is enabled I mean from the server side not from Joomla backend?

Thank you,