> I have a number of vhosts configured with SuexecUserGroup > to run the scripts with limited privileges and the dept. web-site on one > of them. The problem is the webmaster can't read online context help > which comes with the cms the site is using. Most help files (>2K) have > *.php.html extension. *.php and *.html scripts both work as I suspect > they should, but when it comes to *.php.html suexec starts complaining > (most regular files are 0660 and the webmaster is a member of the > group): > > directory is writable by others > file is writable by others > file has no execute permission > > and finally after fixing all the above > > /var/log/httpd/suexec.log: > uid: (10003/web6_www) gid: (10006/10006) cmd: *.php.html > > /var/www/web6/log/error.log: > Premature end of script headers: *.php.html After all it turned out to be quite an easy fix. Add AddHandler default-handler .html to vhost config and read "Files with Multiple Extensions" section in apache manual: Care should be taken when a file with multiple extensions gets associated with both a MIME-type and a handler... --- Gundrill user - a specialist doomed to step on a garden rake. Gundrill advanced user - a specialist who regularly steps on a garden rake. Gundrill general user - a specialist having more than two bumps on his forehead due to stepping on a rake. Gundrill smart user - a specialist who manages to step on a rake even if it is hidden in a tool shed and properly locked.