On Dec 30, 2007 10:31 AM, Kai Schaetzl <maillists at conactive.com> wrote: > Jim Perrin wrote on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:19:37 -0500: > > > By default htaccess files are not allowed in the httpd.conf file. > > And you don't even need them, you can just use the same directives in the > configuration which has the advantage that Apache doesn't have to probe > for this file each time it fulfills a request. Indeed. This is actually a performance tuning piece for apache, and the first in their 'when not to use' section for htaccess. Documentation for this is available here to those who are interested -> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html#when -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell