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Jacksonkr
Asked: 2020-05-28 10:21:01 +0800 CST

.htaccess - Simple <Directory> instruction not working

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Scenario

I'm trying to use a very simple <Directory> instruction in my .htaccess file and it's resulting in an apache error.

Question

How can I specify RewriteRules for different directories without having to use .htaccess files inside those sub directories?

.htaccess

<Directory "/var/www/my/build/folder">
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}  /([^/]+)/?$  [NC]
    RewriteRule .*   my/build/folder/index.html  [L]
</Directory>

Apache Error

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator at [no address given] to inform them of the time this error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) Server at dev.mediajackagency.com Port 80

.htaccess mod-rewrite

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The Directory directive doesn't work on .htaccess context, but on server config or virtual host context. Either you place the configuration on server/vhost configuration or place an .htaccess file in that exact directory.

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