htaccess file

Is there any way that i can see if using htaccess file is enabled on server without contacting my isp. I created a htaccess file and ftp'd it to the server with the register_globals flag set to 0: this is the htaccess code # -FrontPage- IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti* <Limit GET POST> order deny,allow deny from all allow from all </Limit> <Limit PUT DELETE> order deny,allow deny from all </Limit> AuthUserFile /home/predicta/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd AuthGroupFile /home/predicta/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp php_flag engine off AllowOverrid ALL php_admin_flag register_globals 0 and this is what happens Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@predictabid.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache/1.3.33 Server at www.predictabid.com Port 80 I suppose this means that htaccess use is not enabled? If this is the case, what else can i use to set register_globals to on?