Using .htaccess with FastCGI

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I've readed that when using FastCGI to run PHP the .htaccess file included into the main directory of my site is ignored (right now i have the .htaccess file located in /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs) My question is how can i apply the directives and flags currently on .htaccess to this domain only? can i have an httpd.conf only for this domain? where should i put the current .htaccess content to keep the same settings working?

many thanks in advance,

LOL, it's a bit long to explain here the reasons, but due to permissions matters, i need to use FastCGI and not Apache module. So i can use .htaccess in my folders with no problems, even using FastCGI? — FidoBoy
– FidoBoy, Commented Nov 7, 2010 at 16:13
Oh my god, What an amazingly constructive feedback! "You don't need FastCGI"... yes I do ... "Who told you that"... pff. If you can't respect other people's (well chosen) choices and are not willing to help out, please do not respond at all! Good to see that somebody else helped you FidoBoy! — Rob Boerman
– Rob Boerman, Commented May 27, 2011 at 9:08

djn · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-07 20:13:48Z

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Apache will read .htaccess files as long as AllowOverride is enabled in httpd.conf. What you cannot do is put PHP directives inside .htaccess: this works only with PHP installed as an Apache module and would cause a 500 Server error with PHP installed as either CGI or FastCGI.

Some configurations (with suphp and similar) allow for a per-directory php.ini with local settings. If this doesn't work with your setup you can change php.ini settings only with a series of ini_set() instructions (in an included file, most often)

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answered Nov 7, 2010 at 16:02

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FidoBoy Over a year ago

Thanks djn, i have a php.ini per domain, but could i add htaccess directives into php.ini? RewriteCond, Options -Indexes, Options +FollowSymLinks... etc

FidoBoy Over a year ago

Oops, sorry! i've read it wrong. What i can't use is PHP directives but i can use apache directives. Thanks for the info!!

JM4 Over a year ago

I am having the same issue and have my settings set to "All" - what did you do to remedy this?

epson121 Over a year ago

If you're using PHP > 5.3 you can use .users.ini file. It is the same thing php.ini but it is per directory (acts like .htaccess, but for PHP directives) php.net/manual/en/configuration.file.per-user.php

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