can't make work joomla + sef + .htaccess

[bochenn]

i have posted an answer at this link http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...49&postcount=5 but i think it is in the wrong forum, so i'm posting in here as well.

does anyone knows what could be? how i should fix it?

thanks

[AlArenal]

Check Apache's error log on whether or not your .htaccess file gets processed. Did you add something like the following to your web's Apache directives in ISPConfig?

<Directory /var/www/web123/web>
  Options FollowSymLinks
  AllowOverride All
</Directory>

[bochenn]

i have added those lines to my apache directives but with no success.

This is my error log.

Mar 29 18:17:43 2007] [alert] [client 201.231.24.149] /var/www/web123/web/.htaccess: Options not allowed here
Mar 29 18:17:45 2007] [alert] [client 201.231.24.149] /var/www/web123/web/.htaccess: Options not allowed here
Mar 29 18:17:45 2007] [alert] [client 201.231.24.149] /var/www/web123/web/.htaccess: Options not allowed here
Mar 29 18:17:46 2007] [alert] [client 201.231.24.149] /var/www/web123/web/.htaccess: Options not allowed here
Mar 29 18:17:46 2007] [alert] [client 201.231.24.149] /var/www/web123/web/.htaccess: Options not allowed here
Mar 29 18:18:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13
Mar 29 18:18:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693
Mar 29 18:18:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38
Mar 29 18:19:04 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/consultorio, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/
Mar 29 18:19:06 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13
Mar 29 18:19:06 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693
Mar 29 18:19:06 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38
Mar 29 18:20:20 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13
Mar 29 18:20:20 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693
Mar 29 18:20:20 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38
Mar 29 18:42:45 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 45 bytes) in /var/www/web123/web/i
Mar 29 18:43:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13, refere
Mar 29 18:43:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693, referer: http:
Mar 29 18:43:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38, referer: h
Mar 29 18:55:17 2007] [error] [client 66.249.65.143] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/pasantias.html
Mar 29 18:55:17 2007] [error] [client 66.249.65.143] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/actividades-cientificas
Mar 29 18:55:18 2007] [error] [client 66.249.65.143] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/actividades-cientificas
Mar 29 19:24:21 2007] [error] [client 66.249.65.143] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/curriculum-vitae-dr.-guillermo-.html
Mar 29 19:24:21 2007] [error] [client 66.249.65.143] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/consultorio
Mar 29 22:43:29 2007] [error] [client 125.60.243.43] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13, referer
Mar 29 22:43:32 2007] [error] [client 125.60.243.43] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693, referer: http:/
Mar 29 22:43:32 2007] [error] [client 125.60.243.43] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: htmlClass in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_sm2sectionHeader.php on line 31, referer:
Mar 29 22:43:32 2007] [error] [client 125.60.243.43] PHP Notice:  Undefined property:  stdClass::$title in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_js_smoothgallery.php on line 11, 
Mar 29 22:43:32 2007] [error] [client 125.60.243.43] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38, referer: ht
Mar 30 00:39:55 2007] [error] [client 74.6.73.251] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/actividades-cientificas
Mar 30 04:05:09 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13
Mar 30 04:05:10 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693
Mar 30 04:05:10 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38
Mar 30 04:06:25 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/favicon.ico
Mar 30 04:12:29 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 32 bytes) in /var/www/web123/web/i
Mar 30 04:21:30 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 41 bytes) in /var/www/web123/web/i
Mar 30 04:36:09 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/favicon.ico
Mar 30 04:57:52 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 6 bytes) in /var/www/web123/web/in
Mar 30 04:59:29 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 49 bytes) in /var/www/web123/web/i
Mar 30 04:59:52 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 49 bytes) in /var/www/web123/web/i
Mar 30 06:47:00 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13, refere
Mar 30 06:47:00 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693, referer: http:
Mar 30 06:47:00 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38, referer: h
Mar 30 06:47:06 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/nosotros.html, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/index.php
Mar 30 06:47:14 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/nosotros.html, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/index.php
Mar 30 06:47:16 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/nosotros.html, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/index.php
Mar 30 06:47:21 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined property:  mosConfig::$config_ml_support in /var/www/web123/web/administrator/components/com_co
Mar 30 06:48:34 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Constant _VALID_MOS already defined in /var/www/web123/web/mambots/system/bot_sifr.php on line 13, refere
Mar 30 06:48:34 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: task in /var/www/web123/web/components/com_sef/sef404.php on line 693, referer: http:
Mar 30 06:48:34 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] PHP Notice:  Undefined index:  HTTPS in /var/www/web123/web/modules/mod_user_tracking_stats.php on line 38, referer: h
Mar 30 06:49:36 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/actividades-cientificas, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/index.php 
Mar 30 06:49:38 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/actividades-cientificas, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/index.php 
Mar 30 06:49:39 2007] [error] [client 201.231.24.149] File does not exist: /var/www/web123/web/actividades-cientificas, referer: http://www.guillermo.com/index.php

[AlArenal]

Um.. it would take a great coincidence for my code to work on your machine, as "web123" has to substituted by the directory name of the web for which you want to pull the trigger. Maybe I dhould have made it clearer...

So instead of "web123" have a look at how the directory is named on your machine. You may be able to even use the link "www.yourdomain.tld" pointing to the web's directory. "ls -l /var/www" should provide you with more information (although I'm not sure the path is the same on other distributions as I am using Debian Etch).

[bochenn]

the directory name is web123, the same as in your example.

[AlArenal]

Originally Posted by bochenn

the directory name is web123, the same as in your example.

Serious!?

I should have played lotto then...

To me you error messages says something like "whatever you are trying to do in .htaccess, the web server is not configured to allow the included actions".

Did you create the directory web123 by hand? I still doubt my luck...

[bochenn]

i create the directories via ispconfig, and that domain has the name web123, /var/www/web123/web

i don't know where else to look.
thanks
cheers

[falko]

At the end of your main Apache configuration file you'll find something like this:

<Directory /var/www/*/web>
    Options +Includes -Indexes
    AllowOverride None
    AllowOverride Indexes AuthConfig Limit FileInfo Options
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    <Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Deny from all
    </Files>
</Directory>

Change it to

<Directory /var/www/*/web>
    Options +Includes -Indexes
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    <Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Deny from all
    </Files>
</Directory>

and restart Apache.

[bochenn]

this is how my coder came to the solution, check the lines uncommented and bolder
do you think it is a valid solution?


AFTER

##
# @version $Id: htaccess.txt 5973 2006-12-11 01:26:33Z robs $
# @package Joomla

#####################################################
#  READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
#
# The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
# with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
# be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
# your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
#
# Only use one of the two SEF sections that follow.  Lines that can be uncommented
# (and thus used) have only one #.  Lines with two #'s should not be uncommented
# In the section that you don't use, all lines should start with #
#
# For Standard SEF, use the standard SEF section.  You can comment out
# all of the RewriteCond lines and reduce your server's load if you
# don't have directories in your root named 'component' or 'content'
#
# If you are using a 3rd Party SEF or the Core SEF solution
# uncomment all of the lines in the '3rd Party or Core SEF' section
#
#####################################################

#####  SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH COMPONENT URL's that don't work #####
# SPECIAL NOTE FOR SMF USERS WHEN SMF IS INTEGRATED AND BRIDGED
# OR ANY SITUATION WHERE A COMPONENT's URL's AREN't WORKING
#
# In both the 'Standard SEF', and '3rd Party or Core SEF' sections the line:
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] ##optional - see notes##
# May need to be uncommented.  If you are running your Joomla!/Mambo from
# a subdirectory the name of the subdirectory will need to be inserted into this
# line.  For example, if your Joomla!/Mambo is in a subdirectory called '/test/',
# change this:
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] ##optional - see notes##
# to this:
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/test/component/option,com) [NC,OR] ##optional - see notes##
#
#####################################################


##  Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
# Options +FollowSymLinks

#
#  mod_rewrite in use

RewriteEngine On

#  Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
#  is not directly related to physical file paths.
#  Update Your Joomla!/MamboDirectory (just / for root)

# RewriteBase /


########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
############# Use this section if using ONLY Joomla! core SEF
## ALL (RewriteCond) lines in this section are only required if you actually
## have directories named 'content' or 'component' on your server
## If you do not have directories with these names, comment them out.
#
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] 		##optional - see notes##
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.htm|\.php|\.html|/[^.]*)$  [NC]
RewriteRule ^(content/|component/) index.php
#
########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section



########## Begin - 3rd Party SEF Section
############# Use this section if you are using a 3rd party (Non Joomla! core) SEF extension - e.g. OpenSEF, 404_SEF, 404SEFx, SEF Advance, etc
#
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] 		##optional - see notes##
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.htm|\.php|\.html|/[^.]*)$  [NC]
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule (.*) index.php
#
########## End - 3rd Party SEF Section



########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
#
# Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
#
########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits

BEFORE

##
# @version $Id: htaccess.txt 5973 2006-12-11 01:26:33Z robs $
# @package Joomla

#####################################################
#  READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
#
# The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
# with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
# be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
# your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
#
# Only use one of the two SEF sections that follow.  Lines that can be uncommented
# (and thus used) have only one #.  Lines with two #'s should not be uncommented
# In the section that you don't use, all lines should start with #
#
# For Standard SEF, use the standard SEF section.  You can comment out
# all of the RewriteCond lines and reduce your server's load if you
# don't have directories in your root named 'component' or 'content'
#
# If you are using a 3rd Party SEF or the Core SEF solution
# uncomment all of the lines in the '3rd Party or Core SEF' section
#
#####################################################

#####  SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH COMPONENT URL's that don't work #####
# SPECIAL NOTE FOR SMF USERS WHEN SMF IS INTEGRATED AND BRIDGED
# OR ANY SITUATION WHERE A COMPONENT's URL's AREN't WORKING
#
# In both the 'Standard SEF', and '3rd Party or Core SEF' sections the line:
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] ##optional - see notes##
# May need to be uncommented.  If you are running your Joomla!/Mambo from
# a subdirectory the name of the subdirectory will need to be inserted into this
# line.  For example, if your Joomla!/Mambo is in a subdirectory called '/test/',
# change this:
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] ##optional - see notes##
# to this:
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/test/component/option,com) [NC,OR] ##optional - see notes##
#
#####################################################


##  Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
# Options +FollowSymLinks

#
#  mod_rewrite in use

RewriteEngine On


#  Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
#  is not directly related to physical file paths.
#  Update Your Joomla!/MamboDirectory (just / for root)

# RewriteBase /


########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
############# Use this section if using ONLY Joomla! core SEF
## ALL (RewriteCond) lines in this section are only required if you actually
## have directories named 'content' or 'component' on your server
## If you do not have directories with these names, comment them out.
#
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] 		##optional - see notes##
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.htm|\.php|\.html|/[^.]*)$  [NC]
RewriteRule ^(content/|component/) index.php
#
########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section



########## Begin - 3rd Party SEF Section
############# Use this section if you are using a 3rd party (Non Joomla! core) SEF extension - e.g. OpenSEF, 404_SEF, 404SEFx, SEF Advance, etc
#
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(/component/option,com) [NC,OR] 		##optional - see notes##
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|\.htm|\.php|\.html|/[^.]*)$  [NC]
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
#RewriteRule (.*) index.php
#
########## End - 3rd Party SEF Section



########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
#
# Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
# Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
#
########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits

NOTE: i cuted some lines from the headers of the htaccess files because of a warning of this board about the amont of chars.

[falko]

If it's working and there are no errors in your logs, it's fine, I'd say.