HeaderName in htaccess files

#1

I’m having trouble trying to get my HeaderName directives working in an htaccess file.

Is there an actual list of the syntax that will work in a file? I’m kind of
sick of seeing the dreaded 500 errors.

If I leave the file blank and upload a file named HEADER.html, it works.
Great, that’s specified in the httpd.conf file that I can’t edit.

If I put any variables or a different path location in an htaccess file, I
always get a 500 error. Here’s some sample code:

IndexOptions FancyIndexing
HeaderName /files/head.html
ReadmeName /files/foot.html

The / should specify the files to the root of my domain, correct?

Has anyone sucessfully got this working? If so, what code did you use?

#2

Even using the code specified in the KBase for DH lists

HeaderName header.html
ReadmeName readme.html

as working, yet it doesn’t. I can’t see how this would be specific to my case though.

Check here for the full KBase article: https://panel.dreamhost.com/kbase/index.cgi?area=3083

#3

Well, here is the documentation where you can get the syntax for the run-time directives:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/

It works for me.

[code]
DocumentRoot /home/user/example.com

Options +Indexes
IndexOptions +FancyIndexing
HeaderName /files/head.html
ReadmeName /files/foot.html[/code]Given that /home/user/example.com/files/head.html and /home/user/example.com/foot.html exist.

When you get a 500 error from Apache, there should be a line in the error.log file

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#4

The error.log isn’t a whole lot of help, at least on the first one…

[Fri Jul 15 06:39:53 2005] [alert] [client xx.xx.xx.xx] /home/user/example.com/files/testing/.htaccess: Illegal option IndexOptions
[Fri Jul 15 06:39:53 2005] [alert] [client xx.xx.xx.xx] /home/user/example.com/files/testing/.htaccess: <VirtualHost not allowed here

I wonder why it isn’t taking? I’ve gone through the apache docs, but I can’t get any combination to work, other than just putting a file in each directory called HEADER.html. I would like to get it to work on several directories, including ones made by other users, so manually putting a file in each folder isn’t an option.

#5

ignore the virtualhost line, i know that doesn’t go in the .htaccess file itself…

#6

Anymore help on this? I’ve worked on it over the weekend to no avail.
It seems that I can’t get it to work on Apache 1.3.x servers. It works
fine on a 2.x sever that I have at home to test with.

#7

/home/user/example.com/files/testing/.htaccess: Illegal option IndexOptionsThought you would have seen it by now.

IndexOptions is not an option, its a directive.

[code]## CORRECT

use + to avoid changing other options

IndexOptions +FancyIndexing

INCORRECT

causes Illegal option error

Options IndexOptions[/code]See IndexOptions directive

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#8

That’s my point…
I can use something like IndexOptions +FancyIndexing
and it still gives me the error.

#9

If adding the IndexOptions directive itself causes an error, then contact support, and see if they somehow changed the AllowOverride directive to not allow it.

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