Re: Re: Bug #1503 Updated: PHP breaks Apache 1.3.6 Auth module

Uhh, why do you keep addressing me in this message? I was not the one to reply to your bug report. It was Ken. On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Paul Norton wrote: > > Hi Ramus, > > First of all congratulations on your upcoming wedding. You will receive a > post card from us soon! > > > > >I don't see any reason to think PHP is involved here; the > >processing of .htaccess files is an Apache function, not > >something PHP does. Unless the .htaccess file contains > >PHP-related directives..? Why do you think PHP is at > >fault here? > > > > I realise that you deal with all sorts of people, and although I would not > consider myself a guru, I have been playing with this stuff since Apache > 1.0 and PHP/FI. > > The process I went through was as follows: > > We where running Apache 1.3.6 and PHP 3.0.3. The auth functions worked as > expected. > I upgraded to 3.0.9 an found that the auth module failed and we have the > corresponding error messages in the apache error log (Refer to bug report) > I reconfigured and recompiled apache with 3.0.8 only to find the same problem. > I then backed down to 3.0.7 to find that all was OK. We are still running > this version (eagerly awaiting the full release of version 4). > > I have been contacted by other people who have seen my bug report asking if > I had a fix because apparently 3.0.11 has a problem too (although I have > not have time to try it). > > > >BTW, you *can* do auth for such directories -- but only > >by putting the auth directives into an appropriate > ><Directory> container in the main config files. That will > >work while the .htaccess files are broken and disabled > >with AllowOverride None. > > > > Our server (with several hundred virtual hosts) uses both methods. I don't > remember trying the config file directives, only the .htaccess files so I > am not sure if that worked or not. There are too many directories dependant > on the .htaccess files to add them all to the config file. > > Ramus I realise that you are pushed for time. If I can assist by setting up > a broken system for you to telnet to, just let me know. > > Keep up the good work! > > Regards, > > > Paul Norton > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Hyperlink, a division of The Swish Group Ltd ACN 085 545 973 > Level 6, 492 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia > Phone +61 3 9820 4177 Fax +61 3 9820 4121 > http://www.hyperlink.net.au > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >