Questions tagged [.htaccess]
Directory-level configuration file found mostly on Apache web servers
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How to get Apache2 to redirect to a subdirectory
I am running apache2 on Debian etch, with multiple virtual hosts.
I want to redirect so that http://git.example.com goes to http://git.example.com/git/
Should be really simple, but Google isn't ...
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How to redirect root and only root via htaccess?
I want to redirect only my root to another url, but maintain all the /sub/directories where they belong (and redirect)
example:
mysite.com/1 redirects to somewhere
mysite.com/admin opens a page
i ...
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How do I get Apache2 to parse (without error) Header directives in a .htaccess?
I am getting pages loading with a 500 internal server error, due I believe to a directive that Apache has not been configured to allow.
I have AllowOverride set to all, and a .htaccess file, ...
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What is the name and location of the Nginx config file (htaccess equivalent)?
There are many tutorials on how to write Nginx rewrite rules to mimic Apache's .htaccess file but I can't confidently say I know what the name or location of this so-called Nginx config file actually ...
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.htaccess is ignored even though VirtualHost has "AllowOverride All"
I'm running a LAMP server on Fedora 13 that's working fine; however, I just added an ".htaccess" file to my current site's docroot folder that is being completely ignored.
I've tried half a dozen ...
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How should I use the <If> directive in .htaccess?
I'm trying to add a conditional statement using Apache's If directive in my .htaccess file.
I have referenced this page http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/mod/core.html#if but it doesn't elaborate ...
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How to enable either Gzip or Deflate compression via .htaccess?
How to enable either Gzip or Deflate compression via .htaccess and which one is best these days?
Code examples needed.
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How can I remove HTTP headers with .htaccess in Apache?
I have a website that is sending out "cache-control" and "pragma" HTTP headers for PHP requests.
I'm not doing that in the code, so I'm assuming it's some kind of Apache configuration, as suggested by ...
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Suspicious .htaccess File
This was uploaded to one of my FTP folders. I'm not familiar with Apache, but still curious - can someone tell me what type of dastardly act this file is trying to commit? Thanks!
RewriteEngine On
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Break up a long line in a .htaccess file
I am setting a Content-Security-Policy header in my .htaccess file, and it has grown to be an extremely long single line, which is a bother to manage. Is there some way to break up this line into more ...
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Apache .htaccess <ifModule not allowed here
Running Apache on Ubuntu Precise, with PHP 5.5
Trying to access my var/www/ gives me a 500.
/var/log/apache2/error.log
shows:
/var/www/web/.htaccess: <IfModule> not allowed here
my .htaccess ...
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How to echo out from .htaccess?
We write a lot of code to htaccess but what is the best method to debug other than refreshing the page ?
Is there some way that I can write it out to a file ? or is there some echo/print function ?
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to www or not to www [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What’s the point in having "www" in a URL?
Should I use www in front of a URL or not? Some sites say we should and some say the opposite.
Pros
Cons
If there is no www ...
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IIS7: How to block access with a web.config file?
I know that IIS7 allows me to have a per directory configuration with the web.config xml file. I have a directory with some configuration files that don't want to be web accessible. A local web.config ...
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Load time impact of htaccess
There are in general two possibilities of handling stuff on Apache:
make configurations for folders one by one using htaccess file
to fully resign htaccess and put all the rules into the httpd.conf
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How can I redirect an entire site to a single page?
I'm in the process of shutting down a site, and have replaced the old site with a single "nobody home" page at the root level of the site. Now I need to set up some redirection, so that any ...
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Does it matter in which order rules are placed in htaccess?
I hope this is a simple YES or NO answer (please specify why)
Q1: Does it matter in which order rules are placed in htaccess?
Especially when they are completely separated items.
Q2: If yes, am I ...
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Either all Options must start with + or -, or no Option may [closed]
I have this line in a .htaccess file
Options +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch ExecCGI Includes IncludesNOEXEC SymLinksIfOwnerMatch ExecCGI Includes IncludesNOEXEC SymLinksIfOwnerMatch ExecCGI Includes ...
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Configuring favicon with expires header in htaccess
I have implemented Expires headers via mod_expires on my Apache server and have successfully created expires headers for most file types, however I am having trouble with the favicon.
I initially ...
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.htaccess RewriteCond for REMOTE_ADDR while behind Load Balancer?
I have a web server behind a load-balancer.
I need to add a conditional redirect to my .htaccess in order to display a maintenance page whenever we take the site offline for maintenance. This part is ...
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What is the difference between HTTP_HOST and HTTPS_HOST in apache .htaccess files?
I'm editing an .htaccess file..
In RewriteCondition for RewriteRules, HTTPS_HOST seems to only match urls that are accessed via https:// protocol (ssl). I saw in docs somewhere that it's a T/F ...
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Convert and redirect URL in uppercase to lowercase using .htaccess
I would like to redirect a URL with uppercase characters http://localhost/A/B to a lowercase version http://localhost/a/b using the .htaccess file.
Using regex I can capture A and B but is it possible ...
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How to solve "ExpiresActive not allowed here" error message in .htaccess file?
I am trying to add Expires headers to the HTTP responses of the site I am working on. The only way for me to control the Apache 1.3 server is by editing my .htaccess file. I tried adding code such as ...
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SSL redirect on EC2 instance behind SSL terminating load balancer
I'm trying to redirect all url's to https in a web application.
I have an ec2 instance behind an elastic load balancer. SSL is terminated on the load balancer.
Any attempts at redirection end up ...
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max length of url 257 characters for mod_rewrite?
My url scheme is /foo/var1-var2-var3.../bar
I am using these mod_rewrite rules:
RewriteBase /foo/
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
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Apache .htaccess error: 'not allowed here' on Debian Wheezy
I am trying to configure an apache virtualhost which needs to be password protected in the root directory.
So I created a .htpasswd file (with sha passwords) and configured the .htaccess file. ...
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Increase the value of LimitRequestFieldSize in Apache
I have developed an application which uses a jQuery plugin, which in turn uses excessive cookie data. The problem is, after every 15-20 request I am shown this error message by the browser:
Your ...
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Why do .htaccess redirects work in http but not with https?
I have a simple .htaccess file that works great on the http version of the site but not when I go to https. Why?
RewriteEngine on
#This is so if the file exists then use the file
RewriteCond %{...
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How to redirect from HTTPS to HTTP before server error?
I used to operate a website with an SSL certificate, but have stopped using the SSL certificate. The problem is that most of the external links to the website use the https:// prefix.
I have tried ...
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.htaccess does not ask the password
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and trying to use .htaccess on a page with apache2 server on it.
My .htaccess file looks like this:
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Password Required"
AuthBasicProvider file
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Exclusion of a protected sub-url does not work on Apache 2.4?
I try to exclude a sub-url "/shop/api" from my protected website. It worked fine on different server on Apache/2.2.15 but now not with Apache/2.4.7? It always asks for the basic authentication. Any ...
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Allow using php_value and php_flag in .htaccess
I am running an Apache web server with PHP5 as a module (notice: as an Apache module, not CGI!).
In some of my .htaccess files (the one that comes with the gallery3 software, http://gallery.menalto....
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Limit upload file size and redirect user to error page if limit exceeds
Is it possible to redirect user to file file too big page
when POST request size exceeds specified limit?
I am aware about max-request-size option, but it gives just static page that cannot be ...
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Can't figure out a htaccess rule
I have this in my htaccess but can't figure out what its for.
Because of the nature of rule, searching doesn't help either.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(/$|\.)
RewriteRule (.*) %{REQUEST_URI}/ [R=301]...
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Why does my RewriteLog not work?
I have an .htaccess which looks like this:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteLog "/Applications/MAMP/logs/rewrite_engine_log"
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(index.php|css|images|js)/.*$
RewriteRule (.*) /...
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Dissecting a website attack through a compromised FTP account
My site has been hacked and at this point, I know some details, but I'm at a loss at exactly how it happened or how to prevent it in the future. I need your help in trying to dissect the attack so ...
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How do I obscure my Wordpress install via htaccess?
(I am aware that security via obscurity is not recommended).
I am trying to hide the fact that I am using Wordpress. This post is helpful, but it only addresses the content (sort of). I am interested ...
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How to prevent hot linking ("image theft" / "bandwidth theft") of ressources on my site?
I'm trying to write the "ultimate" anti hot linking .htaccess...
You can find many examples/tutorials/generators on the net but many of them are wrong or incomplete (or even both).
These are the ...
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HSTS and double redirect
I manage a little website in a shared hosting LAMP environment: this basically means the only thing I can edit is an htaccess file.
I wanted to add HSTS support (and I did it), but, when I tested my ...
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.htaccess doesn't redirect to www-prefixed page properly
I'm trying to redirect an url without www. to www.version (example.com to www.example.com).
I use the usual
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [nc]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=...
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Apache Header Module Loaded but can't set headers in htaccess
I have Apache 2.2.29 (unix) setup and running on my new dev machine (mac). I am trying to set CORS headers for an API project - something that I have done many times.
The htaccess file for the ...
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Create VHost & Forward subdomain to it
Gurus of So
I have a simple .htaccess file where I only redirect non www to www for my webapp. Now what I want to do is
Create a new vhost like http://subdomain.mydomain.tld
Create a redirect for ...
iUsable
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Apache basic auth for a particular URL
I have a site in production that I want to modify (translate from French to English). The modified part will be placed in the domain.com/en URL location and I want to protect only this part with a ...
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Relative substitution in mod_rewrite RewriteRule
I want to create a mod_rewrite RewriteRule which is independent from the location where the web page is installed. I want to define the rewrite rule in a .htaccess file. Let's take this as an example:
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Is there a limit for .htaccess?
Hey all. I was just wondering if there's a limit for the .htaccess file for Apache 2. I'm working on a caching plugin and thaught that it might be a good idea to use the .htaccess file to point to ...
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Invalid command 'AuthType', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
I'm trying to password protect the document root and all I get is an "internal server error" page. The Apache error log shows:
Invalid command 'AuthType', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module ...
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.htaccess Redirect 301 with trailing slash adds trailing slash to destination
Just had my website re-done and am trying to set up redirects in the .htaccess file for links that have changed
This works fine, except it doesn't work for /example/ (with trailing slash on source ...
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.htaccess with single page website
I have a single page website with URL parameters that should still open the single index.html (made with Vue.JS and Vue.JS Router). For example, there is www.example.com/, www.example.com/user, and ...
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How can I perform a syntax check on an .htaccess file in a shared hosting environment?
I have a build script (Perl) that modifies the .htaccess file when I deploy my applications. As a double-check, I'd like to be able to perform some sort of syntax checking on the created .htaccess ...
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How do I use .htaccess to always redirect from HTTP to HTTPS? [duplicate]
There's a few similar questions which I tried to work out the answer from, but so far I have been unsuccessful. Please advise how I can always redirect http to https (and also remove www. from the ...
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