.htaccess file on phpBB forum board.
This strange file always comes in a copy of phpBB and when you try to upload it using ftp it does not like it because it starts with a period. so what i usually do is edit this to just htaccess. I was thinking this was a file that was used when you install phpBB into an Access Database? Am i correct in this? And by editing the period out am i going to run into issues in the future? I am using a MySQL database to run it so is it nessasary?
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02bunced posted this at 19:07 — 8th November 2005.
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.htaccess is a file that is used to control who can enter folders on websites and such server-based informations. It may be fairly important to the forum - you really need to put the period back in
For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.htaccess
jcprov21 posted this at 20:09 — 8th November 2005.
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Okay, now that it has been uploaded without it i will put it back in.
kazimmerman posted this at 20:23 — 8th November 2005.
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If it won't allow you to upload it, you can always create a file called ".htaccess" in your phpBB directory and copy and paste the code from the downloaded package into the new copy.
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Roo posted this at 20:26 — 8th November 2005.
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Make sure that the .htaccess file gets uploaded in ACSII mode, not bianary. Also you may need to set permissions for the .htacess file.
Busy posted this at 20:47 — 8th November 2005.
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Sounds like you need a better ftp program.
Depending on the setting of your ftp program once you place the period in front of the name you may not see it, using -la in your directory options (depends on the ftp as to where you put it) will display it
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