Apache Server configuration support - Re: Why does RW-R--R--) make .htaccess file available to server but

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Re: Why does RW-R--R--) make .htaccess file available to server but

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2007-07-19, 1:22 pm

It tells the server NOT to send the file to your browser when / if it
requests it.

Reporter wrote:
> I was reading "A Comprehensive Guide to .htaccess" at
> http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml
>
> It says "You may need to CHMOD the htaccess file to 644 or (RW-R--
> R--). This makes the file usable by the server, but prevents it from
> being read by a browser."
>
> I am confused. Why does the above mode ng make a file available to
> the server but not to the browser.
>
> Thank you.
>

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