Apache Server Setup

Create a .htaccess file in website directory

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteBase /
 RewriteRule ^index\.html$ - [L]
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteRule . /index.html [L]
</IfModule>

Edit the apache2.conf file

file is located in the /etc/apache2 dir

<Directory /var/www/>
AllowOveride All
</Directory>

To enable mod rewrite

a2enmod rewrite

Edit .conf file

/etc/apache2/sites-available
edit the corresponding domain config file.
change AllowOverride None to: All