Enable mod_rewrite in apache 2+ ubuntu distro

gistfile1.txt

#COMMANDS 
cd /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
touch rewrite.load
vi rewrite.load

#INSERT CODE
LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_rewrite.so

#EDIT IN
/etc/apache2/sites-available/default 

#FIND

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

#CHANGE TO

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

#RESTART APACHE
service apache2 restart