apache .htaccess

sde · 08-25-2004, 11:58 AM

is there anything besides: AccessFileName .htaccess that i need to do in the apache config to make it recognize .htaccess files? i'm working on a red hat server and it doesn't seem to acknowledge the file.

Admin · 08-25-2004, 01:38 PM

from my httpd.conf

Quote:

#
# This controls which options the .htaccess files in directories can
# override. Can also be "All", or any combination of "Options", "FileInfo",
# "AuthConfig", and "Limit"
#
AllowOverride All

'All' might be a security problem, I am the only person using my machine so I don't worry about it.

sde · 08-26-2004, 08:06 AM

thanks matt, .. something is still preventing this from working .. I think it is because they have webmin installed and it's doing something funky.

Admin · 08-26-2004, 09:44 AM

what is webmin? are you getting any errors, or just not working?

try 'tail -f /var/log/apache/error_log' (i think that is the path) then hit the page again.

sde · 08-26-2004, 09:59 AM

no errors, just not working .. well, i will check apache later.. can't get in right now.

thanks.

Admin · 08-26-2004, 10:14 AM

hmmm... error logs probably won't tell you much if you aren't getting any errors... the only time i have ever had problems with .htaccess i was getting 500 errors, so i am not much help with it just not working... sorry dude.

Belisarius · 08-26-2004, 11:48 AM

Webmin is a web-based system administration panel for *nix systems. I even got it to work with Cygwin once.

technobard · 08-26-2004, 11:55 AM

sde, with no errors, assuming Apache was restarted, it sounds like AllowOverride is set to None. "None" basically disables .htaccess files. This is mostly a vague memory, but I confirmed that at apache.org. If you haven't seen it already, check out the .htaccess Tutorial

technobard · 08-26-2004, 11:59 AM

Nevermind. I just saw your post in another forum where you posted the same link. Ignore my previous post.

sde · 08-26-2004, 12:13 PM

yes, i definately set it to ALL just to see if it would work. restarted too. Since it doesn't, I think that webmin is somehow hijacking that parameter, or forcing it's own .htaccess userfile. i can get webmin access, i just didn't want to have to deal with that crap.

sde · 08-27-2004, 07:21 AM

Quote:

<Directory /home/*/public_html>
AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig

that was my problem .. the .htaccess file was in my /home/*/public_html directory. i was editing the allowoverride in the wrong place.

DavH27 · 08-27-2004, 07:46 AM

I could av told you that

sde · 08-27-2004, 07:49 AM

your timing is a little off. hah