Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden

I just moved my forum to a new server, and in the error log i find the follow problem

Mod_rewrite is loaded

Code:

[Fri Jan 16 22:12:17 2009] [error] [client 84.195.143.***] Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden: /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/index.pl, referer: http://www.domain.com/algemeen/3034-vakantiefotos.html

my .httacess

Code:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)

# to disable mod_rewrite functions.

# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in

# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.
php_value memory_limit 32M
RewriteEngine On

# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be

# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)

# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path

# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums)

#RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_X_MOZ} ^prefetch$
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [F]

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yourdomain\.com

#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301]



RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]



RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|chat|cron)

RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]



RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !\.(jpg|gif)$

RewriteRule ^(archive/.*)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]



RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/

RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]

when i add

Code:

Options +FollowSymLinks
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

above

Code:

RewriteEngine On

i still get that error.

Hello,

you should add "Options +FollowSymLinks" in <Directory> section of Apache configuration (httpd.conf) to allow rewrite rules.

hello Oleg,

i have added this code to vhost.conf and tried different things.

Code:

<Directory /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks
</IfModule>
</Directory>

And it's not working

Did you modify *existing* <Directory> section for your domain? What is it's full content?
Also, did you restart Apache?

I just added the code in vhost.conf (vhost.conf was emty before)
Yes, apache was restarted

this is my httpd.include

Code:

removed

Try to add above closing </Directory> line:

Code:

AllowOverride All
Options +FollowSymLinks

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Try to add above closing </Directory> line:

Code:

AllowOverride All
Options +FollowSymLinks

I tried that, not working.

I try it again tomorrow.

Thanks

Ok, if you need our assistance, please open a ticket with server access details.

Was a solution ever found? I am having the exact same problem.

Hello,

I'm not seeing a ticket from Fred. about this issue, so he must've figured it out on his own. If you're having the same issue and the directions Oleg provided above to not help, please open a ticket with server access.

long time ago...

try to add this above RewriteEngineOn in your .htaccess

Code:

<Files ~ (\.pl)>
Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
</Files>

Options +FollowSymLinks +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch

That seemed to do the trick, thanks fred!

Originally Posted by dingo

That seemed to do the trick, thanks fred!

no problem.