.htaccess not being read

My .htaccess file doesn't seem to be being read by the web server. I have a rewrite rule in my .htaccess and the .htaccess is on the server but when I try to process a download via my site, I get a 404 error.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^download/([a-f0-9]{32})/(.+)$ x.php?file=$2&hashCode=$1

it worked fine on a ubuntu server from AWS once I followed this guide. Can I get .htaccess turned on? Thanks in advance.

[karl94]

Try to add the directive

RewriteBase /

Thanks that worked!