.htacces under windows

Okay...

I've installed apache for windows (sorry, but I can't migrate to UNIX/Linux here because I'm not the only one using this PC) and I configurated it for PHP support and some more stuff...

But now I'd like to include some .htacces security in my webserver and also another 404 errordocument. I already found tutors where this is explained so I don't need that explained.

But I can't get it to work

I changed the following options in the httpd.conf file:
AllowOverride All
AccessFileName win.htaccess (because windows can't handle .htacces files without a filename)

And that's it.

My win.htacces file (already renamed)contains the following lines:

ErrorDocument 404 /error/404.html
DirectoryIndex test.html

I put the .htacces file in c:\apache\htdocs\admin for testing purposes

Now when I run apache, and goto URL I do NOT get test.html as the standard page and if I type in a non-existing document I do not get my error-document...

Does anyone has any experience with this, or know the solution to my problem (something I forgot)

Thanks in advance


[Edited by null_brain on 02-20-2001 at 12:18 PM]

try changing the file name to a DOS file extension:

AccessFileName htacc.ess

or something like that.

Sorry, that doesn't work

and in windows '95 and higher you can also have long extensions like this.isatextfile so that shouldn't be the prob..

>> AccessFileName win.htaccess (because windows can't handle .htacces files without a filename)
>> My .htacces file contains the following lines:

You have told Apache your AccessFileName to be win.htaccess, so .htaccess file no longer work because Apache doesn't treat .htaccess file as the AccessFileName.

Yeah sorry, I forgot to mention that I already renamed the file....

so that isn't it

anyone else

>> I changed the following options in the httpd.conf file:
>> AllowOverride All

What else? How about options?

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#options

Is also set

perhaps I should just let someone else run a webserver for me on a unix system

I tried to change my httpd.conf like you have done, and the only thing that didn't work for me was the 404-errordocument.
I'm using win95 (have to have my photoshop and flash programs)
Maybe having a look at your conf-file?
Steffen