How to test for AllowOverride FileInfo in Apache2

.htaccessapache-2.2shared-hosting

I'm running a web site under a shared hosting environment (it's Dreamhost, if it makes a difference) and attempting to use SetEnv from within a .htaccess file.

Everything else in the .htaccess file is working fine and Apache is not generating errors.

Since SetEnv requires Override FileInfo (ref), I figure that's my problem. I have a Perl script dumping out %ENV to test my config changes, but nothing I've tried works.

How can I test that AllowOverride FileInfo is enabled?

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While looking for references while writing the question, I found the answer. I figured I'd document my answer here in case anyone else has the same problem.

The SetEnv was working but the Perl script I was testing with runs under Suexec. According to this support document, Suexec strips off all environment variables that do not begin with HTTP_.

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Feel a bit silly - a bit more googling turned up the answer I was after:

RedirectMatch ^/$ /git/

Basically redirecting the root, and only the root.

This code could do in a .htaccess file (there is a tag for this, so I assume that is the original use case). But if you can edit ,the main server apache config then put it in the section for your website probably inside a <VirtualHost> section.

The docs for RedirectMatch say that the context can be "server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess".

Bash – Programatically change AllowOverride for

To change from None to All:

awk '/<Directory \/var\/www\/>/,/AllowOverride None/{sub("None", "All",$0)}{print}'

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Bash – Programatically change AllowOverride for

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