Mod_rewrite, .htaccess and cakephp

[#1]

I'm trying to get cakephp working. This relies heavily on url rewriting using mod_rewrite commands in .htaccess. I read somewhere that Plusnet's cgi implementation of php means that .htaccess rewrite rules won't work. Is this correct?
I have a similar problem with search-friendly urls on my mambo website, but maybe that's because I haven't got the rewrite rule correct.
Tony

[#2]

mod_rewrite works fine - just do a search for it to find people using it.
What you can't do is protect any php files as php is run in cgi mode rather than as an Apache module.

[#3]

Well mod_rewrite may be present, but it doesn't seem to work as it should. I installed cakephp on apache on my own PC and redirection works straight out of the box. Do I need to put some other directive in my .htaccess files?
Anyone else using .htaccess rewrite rules?
Tony

[#4]

Posting what you have in your .htaccess would help?