Yellow alert at setup: "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

14 May 2012, 5:59 PM

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Yellow alert at setup: "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

Am installing v1.5.0 on Dreamhost. Just got to the system Inspection page, ie ...zc_install/index.php?main_page=inspect. All green checkmarks except for one yellow "!" about "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

I have a .htaccess file in the domain root which prevents access from anywhere but my office IP address - to keep the site secure until I'm done. Could that be the problem here? If so, that shouldn't restrict what I can do from my office, right?

14 May 2012, 6:30 PM

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dream_mike

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Re: Yellow alert at setup: "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

A little more, after looking at some existing forum threads. Here are the existing .htaccess files under the install root:
find . -name .htaccess -print
./media/.htaccess
./email/.htaccess
./pub/.htaccess
./editors/.htaccess
./docs/.htaccess
./images/uploads/.htaccess
./images/.htaccess
./cache/.htaccess
./includes/classes/support/.htaccess
./includes/modules/payment/linkpoint_api/.htaccess
./includes/modules/payment/paypal/logs/.htaccess
./includes/.htaccess
./download/.htaccess
./extras/.htaccess
./admin/includes/.htaccess
./admin/.htaccess
./zc_install/.htaccess

Which of these is likely to be the problem? Might there be something wrong with file permissions, or with file contents?

14 May 2012, 7:22 PM

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dream_mike

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Re: Yellow alert at setup: "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

Problem solved. I renamed my root .htaccess file to a backup, and the installation ran to completion. Have now renamed it back to .htaccess, to restrict access during zencart setup.

14 May 2012, 9:47 PM

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drbyte

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Re: Yellow alert at setup: "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

dream_mike:

A little more, after looking at some existing forum threads. Here are the existing .htaccess files under the install root:
find . -name .htaccess -print
./media/.htaccess
./email/.htaccess
./pub/.htaccess
./editors/.htaccess
./docs/.htaccess
./images/uploads/.htaccess
./images/.htaccess
./cache/.htaccess
./includes/classes/support/.htaccess
./includes/modules/payment/linkpoint_api/.htaccess
./includes/modules/payment/paypal/logs/.htaccess
./includes/.htaccess
./download/.htaccess
./extras/.htaccess
./admin/includes/.htaccess
./admin/.htaccess
./zc_install/.htaccess

Which of these is likely to be the problem? Might there be something wrong with file permissions, or with file contents?Simple answer: none of them are related to your problem.

dream_mike:

Problem solved. I renamed my root .htaccess file to a backup, and the installation ran to completion. Have now renamed it back to .htaccess, to restrict access during zencart setup.
Correct. Your own custom-added .htaccess was the culprit.

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15 May 2012, 5:36 PM

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dream_mike

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Re: Yellow alert at setup: "Apache .htaccess Support = OFF"

Thank you!