When you encounter a 404 error not found in your Ionic PWA build for Angular or React, it means that the server is unable to locate the requested file or resource. To fix this, you need to include an .htaccess in your Ionic project and add the following directives.
To include an .htaccess file in your Ionic PWA build, you need to place the file in the public directory of your project.
Create a file named .htaccess in the public directory of your project.
Build your project using the ionic build command. This will copy the .htaccess file to the build directory.
Web servers are an essential component of the modern internet infrastructure. They are responsible for serving web content to users when they request it, handling incoming requests, and managing data transfers. In this blog, we'll explore what web servers are, how they work, and some popular web server technologies.
Part of any website are the domains and URLs that users type in their browsers in order to reach a web page. However, it can be challenging to manage should it need to be changed. Thankfully, there are URL redirects for that.
URL redirect (forwarding) allows you to forward your domain visitors to any URL of your choice, either to a new domain or a different website altogether.
In an Apache web server, use the following rewrite rules in your .htaccess file.
When making changes in your httpd-vhost.conf file, make sure to test it before reloading the apache config file or restarting apache.
Mac OSX
apachectl configtestXAMPP OSX
/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/apachectl configtestErrors should display, if there are any, otherwise you'll see the Syntax OK to indicate that there are no errors and you can reload the apache config file or restart apache.