This is all so confusing, can someone please help me to translate this ? I'm running on a linux server, and have SSH access, but I'm not sure about making all these changes. And I'm very confused after reading all above.
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#181277 - 03/22/0702:53 AMRe: VPS and spider-friendly URLs
[Re: p74vic]
Registered: 06/05/06
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Loc: Jakarta, Indonesia
i can understand your confusion! i really think you need more than just a little linux knowledge to make these changes, and to make them correctly. i tried myself, basically cutting and pasting into the httpd.conf file, and making necessary adjustments. but it didn't work!
i then reverted to asking my sysop to fix it, and he did. and it worked.
so, hopefully you've got yourself a friendly helpful systems person at your ISP.
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These are advanced settings, screwing something up in the configuration file will completely nerf apache (your webserver) from even loading.
Simply put, the "AllowOverride All" setting has to be added below the "Options" line for your site in the apache configuration; then a setting of "AcceptPathInfo On" needs to be added in your .htaccess file in your sites root.
In some places it's already set with somilar settings, plus apache versions differ nd everything else... some vps server software actually make said changes for you also; honestly, i fyou don't know what you're doing, you should hire someone to do it on your behalf.
just an updat, my dedicated host has told me that apache must be upgraded in order to do this.. I'm waiting to hear back on what the upgrade will cost, or if it can be done. Thanks
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I believe it should work on any build of Apache2, as for Apache1, I'm not entirely sure (though it'd be odd that they're still running Apache1, especially if they rolled out a fresh os for your new vps)
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Why? cas its his VPS and if he wants to define something for his site he'll likely want to adjust it anytime he wants vs maintaining an AllowOverrride line.
He could just do "AllowOverride FileInfo" but again it's his vps, and is only his sites, so theres no real reason to define every little thing he wants to override...
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