On Tue, 3 March 2026, Bball Scout wrote: > I can't for the life of me figure out how to force apache > to allow a child .htaccess
Check *root* `.htaccess` to see if there was any non-comment line which said `AllowOverride`. If there was any [0], pay attention to the word that _follows_ it in the same line: any word [1] other than `All` can cause you this problem-- especially when that word was `None` (which if it was the case, definitely being the root cause of your problem). ^ `AllowOverride None` is a setting which explicitly instructs the server to *ignore* `.htaccess` in any subdirectory below that level. [2] However if you found this `AllowOverride` directive, but the value that followed it was neither `All` nor `None`; then you will have to copy that entire line [3] over here in your reply, so I could see which exact things are allowed or disallowed exactly. (This directive allows quite a lot of fine-tuning, and it'd be unwise to answer by guessing in the dark) But in case there wasn't any line in root `.htaccess` saying `AllowOverride`; then I think you can't avoid attaching your root `.htaccess` file now [2] if you would like further help on this. Regards, Nutchanon Wetchasit (Just another webmaster using Apache HTTPd) [0] If you found multiple lines, do tell what these lines are (in full). [1] Case-insensitive. [2] RTFM: <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#allowoverride> [3] Or better, attach the entire root `.htaccess` file, with sensitive stuffs censored with something like ********. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
