Default setup for Apache2 is with:
<Virtualhost *:80>
...
</Virtualhost>
there are web applications within "/etc/apache2/conf.d" any rewrite-rules given there are ignored, because they are outside the scope for the virtual server running on port 80.
Two solutions:
1. Move all Location definitions for the default virtual server to some directory to be included within
<Virtualhost *:80>
include Location definitions
</Virtualhost>
or
2. remove <Virtualhost *:80> </Virtualhost> entirely for the default server.
It is more than only annoying having various rewrite rules never touched, just because they not located at the right place!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: apache2 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.71-server 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 4 15:38:42 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.2)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apache2
Or
3. Change "<Virtualhost *:80>" to "<Virtualhost _default_:80>".