[PHP-DEV] Re: Bug #1503 Updated: PHP breaks Apache 1.3.6 Auth module From: Paul Norton (paul <email protected>)
Date: 09/05/99

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
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