[cobalt-users] Re :.htaccess? (Was: Re: [cobalt-developers] .htaccess ReWrite rules on XTR?)

["Lgm" <lgm2@xxxxxxx>]

I have the same BIG problem.

Last week i change 2 Raq 3 for 2 Raq 550 and i must recover ASAP full
htaccess fonctionnality.
I have bought Cobalt for compatibility with my RAQ3 and i have an incredible
problem and none reponse from SUN !!! :-(

PLEASE HELP US !!!

Laurent Gayet-Métois


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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 23:29:54 +0930
> From: Ryan Verner <xfesty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] .htaccess - RewriteRule, ErrorDocument etc..
doesn't work.
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Apologies if this has come twice - I sent a forwarded email about a hour
ago, it doesn't appear to have come through.
>
> I sent this to the cobalt-developers list, but didn't get any response.
Its very important that I get this resolved ASAP.
>
> See the (edited) forward below:
>
> > I've developed a MySQL+PHP based CMS which uses a .htaccess file to
change various options in Apache - I've chosen to do this because there's
many things I don't want globally, but only to apply to the site.  This
functions perfectly on two boxes in my home running apache (FreeBSD 4.6 &
Linux 2.4).
> >
> > The cobalt XTR however, won't have anything to do with it.
> >
> > There's a bunch of RewriteRule's, ErrorDocument's, AddType's, and
<IfModule mod_php4.c> stuff in the file.  However, I get a "500 Internal
Server Error" when this .htaccess file is in place.
> >
> > I've tried adding a <Directory> tag for the directory in concern into
the Cobalt XTR's access.conf, with "AllowOverride All" in it, but this
doesn't appear to have any effect whatsoever.
> >
> > /var/log/httpd/error on the cobalt used to show
"/home/sites/site13/web/.htaccess: RewriteRule not allowed here".  Now it
doesn't show this error, the page displays properly, but my .htaccess file
appears to be ignored completely.
> >
> > I'm completely stuffed on how to solve this one, AllowOverride all
should have worked...
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> I've seen this problem mentioned on a whole bunch of threads on this
mailing list, but with no real answers.
>
> Please help :)
>
> xf
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