On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> Standard vhost setup on Cpanel for almalinux
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> Root htaccess:
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> Options -Indexes
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> # BEGIN WordPress Multisite
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> # Using subdomain network type
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> <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
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> RewriteEngine On
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> RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
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> RewriteBase /
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> RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
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> # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
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> RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
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> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
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> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
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> RewriteRule ^ - [L]
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> RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
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> RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
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> RewriteRule . index.php [L]
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> </IfModule>
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> # END WordPress Multisite
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> *From:* Yehuda Katz <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 3, 2026 9:54 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] Head scratcher - child htaccess issue
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> What is in your root directory .htaccess?
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> What is in your VirtualHost configuration?
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> - Y
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> On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM Bball Scout <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Wordpress multisite subdomain setup. I can't for the life of me figure out
> how to force apache to allow a child .htaccess for htpasswd authentication
> in a subdirectory of a WP multisite domain. Ie:
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> / [root WP server with its own .htaccess]
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> /directory1 [child .htaccess for htpasswd use]
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> Any attempt to display a file in /directory1 apache gives a 404.
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> I've tried rewrites in the parent .htaccess up the creek to no avail.
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> Love suggestions.
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What does the rewrite log say, exactly?
