.htaccess issue - html links are not working

.htaccess - Menu Links are not working

.htaccess links defined in rewrite-rules are not working in apache2

1) Enable rewrite module

   $ sudo a2enmod rewrite
   $ service apache2 restart

2) These lines should be in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

AccessFileName .htaccess

<Directory /var/www>
    AllowOverride All
    #AllowOverride None
</Directory> 

Restart apache2.

3) Enter following lines in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

<Directory /var/www/project-name>
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
    Options +Indexes +ExecCGI
    AllowOverride all
</Directory> 

4) "AllowOverride all" should be uncommented in apache2.conf or httpd.conf.