hmm, moving my websites to a dedicated raq.

The .htaccess files I have in directories are causing an error page with an 'internal error or miconfiguation' message. When I take them out the index page loads ok.

I edited the conf file to:
--------
# 'AuthConfig", and "Limit"

AllowOverride All
-------

But still get the error. I have edited the .htaccess file down to one line for testing, it just has:

------
ErrorDocument 404 /index.html
------

in it (without the lines).

Any ideas as to what I should do next to troubleshoot this?

Thank you,

Chris

Seems like it is in the wrong format........
You need Unix text file.

Maybe if you make it in telnet it will work better?
Or upload in ascii?

I did consider that and re-uploaded it in ascii, just in case I had accidently uploaded it in binary the first time. Didn't make a diffence,

Chris

get rid of mod_gzip if you have it loaded and restart httpd

Don't have mod_gzip, though I was considering trying it... do .htaccess files not work if you have it on the machine?

Chris

oh, maybe after changing that to 'all' in the conf file I need to restart apache? My instructions on changing the 'AllowOverride' to 'All' didn't mention that, but maybe they assumed I would know that already? That would be silly of them!

I have never restarted something remotely - yikes, I just su in and type:

% restart_apache

right? And it for sure will come back up?

Chris

Any thing you change in the conf file requires a restart of the Apache Server.

/etc/rc.d/init.d/http restart

Yes (what is posted above) should do it. If not, post partial httpd.conf file please...

Restarting apache as posted above did the trick!

Thank you. I am learning :)

Chris

Just glad to help another linux newbie. Had the same problem as you did... but that was because mod_gzip was installed.

Get a linux book, I have mine next to me all the time. :-)

Had this same problem with mod_gzip. STill working on it. Anyone know why this is happening?

The Authentication seem to be fine but the browser just craps out.

All .htaccess works find with mod_gzip off

In your httpd.conf file near the virtual hosts section, you should put the following code - before the first virtual host. This worked first time for me!


<directory /home/>
AllowOverride AuthConfig
AllowOverride FileInfo
</directory>

I must disagree with that.........

<directory /home/>
AllowOverride AuthConfig
AllowOverride FileInfo
</directory>

That will only apply FileInfo

Now, this:

<directory /home/>
AllowOverride AuthConfig FileInfo
</directory>

Or This:

<directory /home/>
AllowOverride AuthConfig
AllowOverride +FileInfo
</directory>

Should work. Even this:

<directory /home/>
AllowOverride +AuthConfig
AllowOverride +FileInfo
</directory>