[support] Disappearing .htaccess File

[Steve Edwards]

OK, it's a collocated box, and I got root access to it.  Where do I find the Apache config files?  I've been poking around and 
haven't found them yet.

Steve

philip at philipnet.com wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> If it's not your client, then it's the server.
> I've used hosting companies before where they won't show the .htaccess  
> file (or any file starting with '.') in a directory listing. In those  
> cases the companies have recommended keeping a local copy of the  
> .htaccess or .htpasswd file(s) in case you ever need to amend them.
> 
> And what about the Apache configuration?
> Can you confirm that that allows .htaccess files to override the settings?
> Because of a performance hit when using .htaccess files some hosts  
> don't allow .htaccess files.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Philipnet.
> 
> Quoting "Steve Edwards" <killshot91 at comcast.net>:
> 
>> I'm using FileZilla, and I can see the .htaccess file just fine on  
>> my own server.  I can upload and download to and from that
>> server and see the file (and also on other servers) without a problem.
>>
>> The reason I don't think it is there is because none of my links  
>> work.  I'm using clean URLs and the home page shows fine, but
>> every link I click on gives the "URL /xxxxx not found on this  
>> server" error message.
>>
>> I can't access the .conf file.  My FTP access puts me in the Drupal  
>> root, which is a subdomain.  I tried modifying Base_Rewrite,
>> but that does no good since the .htaccess isn't even there in the  
>> first place.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> philip at philipnet.com wrote:
>>> Quoting "Steve Edwards" <killshot91 at comcast.net>:
>>>
>>>> I've been working on a customer site on my server, and I uploaded it
>>>> to the client server today.  The front page displayed fine,
>>>> but when I click on any links, I get page not found errors.  I'm
>>>> using clean URLs on my server (like I do on every project), and I
>>>> noticed that the .htaccess file was missing.  I uploaded it twice,
>>>> but when I go to another folder and come back, it's gone, as if
>>>> I never uploaded it in the first place.  I asked the client about
>>>> it, and they know of nothing that would do that.  Has anybody
>>>> seen this before, or know how to fix it?
>>> Hey Steve,
>>>
>>> Under UNIX/Linux any file that starts with a '.' is considered a
>>> hidden file - i.e. a file that's not normally shown when you list the
>>> contents of a directory.
>>>
>>> There should be an option on your FTP client to show hidden files.
>>>
>>> Note that even if hidden, the .htaccess file still exists and should
>>> take effect. However it sounds like it doesn't. Can you examine/modify
>>> the Apache configuration so that .htaccess file take effect?
>>> Something like:
>>>
>>> <Directory "/location/on/remote/server/to/drupal/installation">
>>>    Options All
>>>    AllowOverride All
>>> </Directory>
>>>
>>> in the Apache configuration should work.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Philipnet.
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