SV: htaccess files and apache

[Trond Husø]

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> På vegne av -=Brian Truter=-
> Sendt: 29. april 2004 00:12
> Til: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> Emne: RE: htaccess files and apache
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Schoolcraft
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:28 AM
> > To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> > Subject: Re: htaccess files and apache
> >
> > At Wed, 28 Apr 2004 it looks like neil composed:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > tr-huso at online.no wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi, this might be off topic for this list, but I would
> > like to ask it anyway.
> > > >
> > > >I have an apacheserver runing on the fc1 and for some
> > reason I don't
> > > >get .htaccess-files to work.
> > > >Any suggestions on solutions or websites to visit?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Make sure your AllowOverride statement in httpd.conf
> > > (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf) is setup correctly - the
> > default config
> > > file has comments on it.
> > >
> >
> > I have the problem where if I enable a .htaccess file in one
> > of my main directories of my webserver, all my "virtual hosts"
> > webpages/domains will not even load.
> >
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> 
> If those virtual hosts are in subdirectories of the main, then that is
> working properly. If I remember correctly, if AllowOverride is
enabled,
> apache will check every directory in your web for the presence of an
> .htaccess file. Their precidence is heirchial. If the a directory does
not
> have an .htaccess file, it inherits the settings from the .htaccess in
> it's
> parent directory.
> 
> I believe that is how it works. I'm sure someone here can correct me
if
> I'm
> wrong.
> 
> Generally, setting directory permissions directly in the httpd.conf is
> prefered, that way apache doesn't have to pause and check each
directory
> for
> an .htaccess file, and you will get a little better performance.

I put in the following line which didn't help...

<Directory "/home/sites/%0/web">
        AllowOverride All
</Directory>

# %0 is used since there are virtualhosts on the boks and the directory
under sites is called f.instans www.home.net
I've also noticed this:
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>
And was wondering if I should change none to all, but I bet that would
be a security risk.

Yours,
Trond Husø