Re: [cobalt-users] Re: POSSIBLY SOLVED - IMP set-up, .htaccess file --> magic_quotes_gpc ERROR

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Tim Bolt" <timbolt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you folks, WE HAVE A WINNER! (almost :-)

Almost?  You sure?  Anyway, glad you got it working.  :-)

> You are correct that I did not have a <Directory /home/sites/home>
section.
> However, I did have two sections:
>
> <Directory /home/sites/>
> <Directory /home/sites/*/>
>
> Now, when I added <Directory /home/sites/home> between these and restarted
Apache, it did not help.  Still errors.

I said /home/sites/home b/c I was doing work on a client's home site.
Obviously if you're IMP install is on another site, say site12 the container
would look like <Directory /home/sites/site12>.  If that wasn't the problem
then it's probably b/c you appear to have put the <Directory> block I
suggested in between the two you mentioned.  I am pretty sure that's not
what I suggested, if anything I suggested adding to the bottom of the file.
Honestly, I don't know how nesting of <Directory> blocks works.
>
> When I replaced:
> <Directory /home/sites/*/>
> Options -FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
> </Directory>
>
> with:
> <Directory /home/sites/*/>
> AllowOverride All
> Options -FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
> </Directory>
>
> it works!

Yep.  And it would have worked if you did AllowOverride All for the site in
question instead of *all* sites as you did when you added to the block
above.  FYI, "*" is a wildcard which matches all characters.

> Why did:
>
> <Directory /home/sites/*/>
> AllowOverride AuthConfig Indexes Limit
> Options -FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
> </Directory>
>
> not work?  I wouldhave thought this was a "AuthConfig" option?

AllowOverride controls which directives override directives declared
earlier.  The AuthConfig directive type covers authorization related
directives.  PHP directives are not authorization related and so they're not
covered by it.  I think they are covered by FileInfo, but I'm not certain.

> 2) Is <Directory /home/sites/*/> inherently less safe that: <Directory
/home/sites/home/> ?

Not as asked.  But overriding more types of directives in "*" affects *all*
sites, while doing so in "home" effects only one site - home.

> 3) Precdence, can one have both and depending which is higher, ect.?

Yes, not sure what the precedence is, but I do not think the order within
the config file is important.  That is, I don't think moving one higher in
the file changes the behavior of Apache.

> 4) Good explaination of what the
> AllowOverride AuthConfig Indexes Limit
> Options -FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
> Lines are allowing my clients to actually do!

Perhaps the Apache manual is too technical, but you can visit
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#allowoverride and read more
there.  If you search google.com maybe you can find an explanation that's
better.

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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/