The following reply was made to PR config/2891; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Gerd Knops <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: config/2891: Problems reading .htaccess in symlinked directory Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 16:15:12 -0700 (PDT) On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Gerd Knops wrote: > > > That is true (it's a dos floppy), but fact is that something changed between > Then that is your problem. > 1.2x and 1.31. 1.31 doesn't let me access anything in that directory, with Note that is 1.2.x and 1.3.1; there is no 1.31. > 1.2x it works just fine. I'll be digging through the apache code to see what > > exactly happens and why. Yes, as I already said this was changed on purpose. Ignoring the htaccess file if we get an error opening it isn't correct. The code is in http_config.c; look for the error message to see where. > > > > As I said, you can work around this by having Apache not look for htaccess > > files, but the problem isn't in Apache. > > > The parent directory needs it's own .htaccess file, and 'AllowOverride' is > not valid in .htaccess files. There is nothing stopping you from setting it in your *.conf files inside an appropriate Directory section.
