[users@httpd] Re: .htaccess pages refuse to work, AllowOverride or not

[Jacob <fu...@yahoo.com>]

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Joshua Slive wrote:
> 
> And what happened?!?!  What exactly was the result in the browser?

A blank page. Nothing whatsoever.

> What exactly is in the error and access logs?

Nothing.

> 
> One source of problems that you should just get rid of is the
> .htaccess file itself.  Put the auth directives inside the <Directory>
> section in httpd.conf.  There is no reason to use .htaccess if you
> have access to httpd.conf.

Thanks for this solution! It has fixed my problem! I wonder why most 
tutorials online have you make a .htaccess file in the first place 
without mentioning this alternative...

> 
> Joshua.
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