.htaccess and "Options FollowSymLinks"

[antonsev]

hello

i'm using joomla, mostly v1.5.18 (latest now) and as soon as i enable .htaccess the website goes down to error 500.

i edited the .htaccess file and had to disable the "Options FollowSymLinks" code in order to have the site up and running. I also used the "Options +FollowSymLinks" but it still give me the same problem. only by commenting them i can have my website back.

is there a way to have this string functioning in .htaccess??

thanks for any eventual help/explanation
tony

[Chris.Newton]

Hello,

Actually the directives are enabled on Server wide level. There is no need to enable them using a custom .htaccess file that can be accessed outside the Apache Configuration. The directives are still active, but you cannot use them in a custom .htaccess.

Let me know if you have further questions.

Regards,
Chris

[iPhone]

Write this:

#Options FollowSymLinks

instead of:

Options FollowSymLinks

[Cheap Hosting]

What about the plus sign?

Is it not, "Options +FollowSymLinks"?