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Old 09-11-2010, 09:04 AM   #1
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How can I disable Options +FollowSymlinks in .htaccess files on an Apache web server?

How can I disable Options +FollowSymlinks in .htaccess files on an Apache web server?
 
Old 09-11-2010, 09:08 AM   #2
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Options -FollowSymlinks
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#options
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Old 09-11-2010, 09:10 AM   #3
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I meant globally at the server level, so that users can't use it.
 
Old 09-11-2010, 09:25 AM   #4
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Then modify the httpd.conf file to disallow it for the directory at the server level and also set AllowOverride to a relevant value at the server level.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod...#allowoverride
 
  


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