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Matthew Kalastro wrote:
>
> Apache 1.3.22 isn't seeing my .htaccess files, and I think I've got the config
> correct. It's readable by apache. Are there other config directives that
> effect .htaccess files?
>
> AllowOverride All
> AccessFileName .htaccess

Could be a few things:

- Check that the directives you want to use are actually allowed in the
context of .htaccess.

- AccessFileName can't go in a <Directory> container, but since you have
set this to its default value, this probably doesn't matter.

- AllowOverride has to go in a <Directory> container, so the directives
you quote above should never be consecutive as you have shown.

- Multiple <Directory> containers which refer to the same directory
(even by inheritance) are combined according to a logical set of rules.
If you are not aware of the rules, you may get a surprise. Basically,
more specific <Directory>s override less specific and those at the same
level are processed in order (so last is most important). So, do you
have another <Directory> container which is switching off .htaccess?

You should have something like:

AccessFileName .htaccess
<Directory /path/to/htaccessed/directory>
AllowOverride All
Allow from all
</Directory>

Rgds,

Owen Boyle.

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And make sure the permissions on your .htaccess file are atleast 755.

Owen Boyle wrote:

>Matthew Kalastro wrote:
>
>>Apache 1.3.22 isn't seeing my .htaccess files, and I think I've got the config
>>correct. It's readable by apache. Are there other config directives that
>>effect .htaccess files?
>>
>> AllowOverride All
>> AccessFileName .htaccess
>>
>
>Could be a few things:
>
>- Check that the directives you want to use are actually allowed in the
>context of .htaccess.
>
>- AccessFileName can't go in a <Directory> container, but since you have
>set this to its default value, this probably doesn't matter.
>
>- AllowOverride has to go in a <Directory> container, so the directives
>you quote above should never be consecutive as you have shown.
>
>- Multiple <Directory> containers which refer to the same directory
>(even by inheritance) are combined according to a logical set of rules.
>If you are not aware of the rules, you may get a surprise. Basically,
>more specific <Directory>s override less specific and those at the same
>level are processed in order (so last is most important). So, do you
>have another <Directory> container which is switching off .htaccess?
>
>You should have something like:
>
>AccessFileName .htaccess
><Directory /path/to/htaccessed/directory>
> AllowOverride All
> Allow from all
></Directory>
>
>Rgds,
>
>Owen Boyle.
>
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