Manual/How to enable Mod Rewrite for new kiosks
From Convention Master Documentation
Install/Enable Mod-rewrite in Apache
In order to use mod_rewrite you can type the following command in the terminal:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart apache2 after
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
or
sudo service apache2 restart
or as per new unified System Control Way
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Allow Overrides so the .htaccess file works
In case you are on Ubuntu, edit the file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf(here we have an example of /srv/www):
<Directory /srv/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
and change it to:
<Directory /srv/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the changes and then restart Apache so they take effect
sudo service apache2 restart