[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12255: apache_get_modules() not returning mod_rewrite status

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#12255: apache_get_modules() not returning mod_rewrite status
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 Reporter:  JohnONolan    |       Owner:  ryan
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.0 
Component:  Permalinks    |     Version:  3.0 
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:      
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Changes (by erisds):

 * cc: erisds (added)
  * owner:  => ryan
  * component:  Multisite => Permalinks


Comment:

 apache_mod_loaded does two tests to see if a module is loaded:

 1. if the method apache_get_modules is available it checks the list of
 returned modules
 2. if the method apache_get_modules is not available it checks the output
 of phpinfo().

 However, on many shared hosting setups neither apache_get_modules is
 available nor are the details of available modules provided via the output
 of phpinfo().

 This means that both tests fail, but the requested module may still be
 available.

 A more reliable test is required to check if mod_rewrite is available
 during the "Network" activation, such as writing a test rewrite rule to
 the .htaccess and checking the returned URL.

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