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Probably a simple one, but this has me confused.

I'm running an EC2 instance which installs Apache 2.2 to the box once provisioned. I don't have access to a2enmod there but I need to change AllowOverride None to be AllowOverride FileInfo for the default /var/www/html directory where my app gets installed to.

This is configured in httpd.conf but I don't want to have to SSH into every new instance of my app and manually change that setting. I have a build script which copies the below file to /etc/httpd/conf.d/my-app.conf:

<Directory "/var/www/html">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride FileInfo
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

This doesn't work though, I presume because the part in httpd.conf that loads files from conf.d/*.conf comes before the part where /var/www/html is defined (and AllowOverride is therefore set back to None).

How can I configure this so that setting is what I want (eg. FileInfo) without manually editing that file? I need this to be scriptable.

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  • when you say it doesnt work, what is happening? what is the log output? would it be acceptable to you to edit httpd.conf via a script?
    – the_velour_fog
    Oct 19 '15 at 10:52
  • Sorry – just a standard 404 error in the browser when I hit a page that a .htaccess file should be rewriting (a Wordpress install where I'm removing index.php from the path). In the Apache logs I just get File does not exist: /var/www/html/category). I'd accept editing it via a script I guess but that feels a bit kludgy.
    – Matt Andrews
    Oct 19 '15 at 10:56
  • im assuming /etc/httpd/conf.d/my-app.conf where you putting your <Directory> container is a VHOST config? it it being loaded? - does the rewriting work if you temporarily change AllowOverride FileInfo to AllowOverride All ?
    – the_velour_fog
    Oct 19 '15 at 11:06
  • Ahh it looks like you're right – the contents of my-app.conf was literally the <Directory> part I posted in my question. When I wrapped this in a <VirtualHost *:80> tag it worked – my syntax was wrong. Thank you!
    – Matt Andrews
    Oct 19 '15 at 11:13
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In order for your <Directory> container and the directives within it to take effect, it should be in a <VirtualHost> container that Apache matches when a request is made to your app.
Try re-checking your configuration and making sure that your config files are setup properly with the correct syntax

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