Apache 404 Error for url redirect for files in pub static folder

Question

I am having problem with my setup in local and live, when I try to hit a url that dd not exist in : pub/static/frontend/XXX/default/ folder it gives me apache 404 error. I have my alias or domain pointing to pub folder and my htaccess are fine.

I tried to hit this URL:

dev.ndspro.com/static/version1525430192/frontend/Nds/default/en_US/images/stories/landingpage/pdf/EZflow_Manual_Web.pdf

Unable to resolve the source file for 'frontend/Nds/default/en_US/images/stories/landingpage/pdf/EZflow_Manual_Web.pdf'
#0 /home/devnds/public_html/releases/20181026112235/vendor/magento/framework/App/StaticResource.php(121): Magento\Framework\View\Asset\File->getSourceFile()
#1 /home/devnds/public_html/releases/20181026112235/vendor/magento/framework/App/Bootstrap.php(256): Magento\Framework\App\StaticResource->launch()
#2 /home/devnds/public_html/releases/20181026112235/pub/static.php(13): Magento\Framework\App\Bootstrap->run(Object(Magento\Framework\App\StaticResource))
#3 {main}

Answer 1

Magento 2 try to create symlinks for some static resources when you are not in production mode. You can change that behavior like this:

• In app/etc/di.xml, section : name="view_preprocessed", replace : Magento\Framework\App\View\Asset\MaterializationStrategy\Symlink with : Magento\Framework\App\View\Asset\MaterializationStrategy\Copy.

• Remove the content of the bellow folders except .htaccess

  var/view_preprocessed, pub/static, generated

• Run :

  php bin/magento c:c, php bin/magento c:f, php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f