# Enable .htaccess on localhost

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enable-htaccess-on-localhost/284052>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [March 14, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enable-htaccess-on-localhost/284052 "2009-03-14T09:10:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![g\_necionis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@g\_necionis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_necionis)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enable-htaccess-on-localhost/284052/1 "2009-03-14T09:10:24Z")

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Hello Everybody,  
I think this problem was solved many times but I still want to ask Your help.  
I installed Apache on my WinXP and PHP (5 version) using [this](http://www.kirupa.com/web/apache_php.htm) tutorial.Ⓜ  
Enabled AllowOverride mode to All and I was trying to simulate wrong connection to get 404 error (for example [http://localhost/asdfdasfasdf](http://localhost/asdfdasfasdf)) and it doesn’t reacts to my CustomError .htaccess file (I used [this](http://www.kirupa.com/web/htaccess.htm) tutorial to create .htaccess file) to redirect it.  
Is there possible that .htaccess mode doesn’t work on localhost?  
Could You suggest any solutions for it because I didn’t find any right solution for me?

Thank You!