How do I enable mod_rewrite in Apache2 on Debian?

Enabling mod_rewrite in apache2 is a simple procedure.

Type the following:

a2enmod rewrite

Edit /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default or it may be called /etc/apache2/sites-available/default

and change the following line:

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all

change it to:

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride all
Order allow,deny
allow from all

Lastly, restart apache2:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart