htaccess making pages/files disappear

Problem with htaccess making files appear to disappear

[lynnharvey]

I've come across a strange problem with my htaccess file.

When I upload my htaccess file into the site root directory, it causes the files in subdirectories to no longer load in a web browser, regardless of whether I follow a link or type the address directly into the address bar.

Here's the stuff from the htaccess file. It's all very basic.

Options -Indexes +Includes
AddType text/html html
AddHandler server-parsed html

I keep telling the host the problem is with them, but truthfully, I'm not sure.

The site uses ssi to include basic static html and all the file extensions are .html. I'm at a total loss here. I've confirmed that the pages are 100% valid strict xhtml and that my css is also valid.

Is the problem me, or should I stick to my belief that it's something on my host's end of things causing this problem?

[jdMorgan]

> valid strict xhtml

If they're xhtml, then you should declare them as such, and expect some problems or complications with Internet Explorer...

Nothing in that file should affect pages, especially 'only' pages in subdirectories. So either the server is misconfigured in some way, or there is more to the story here.

I'd suggest testing a few HTML 4.01 Strict doctype pages to isolate the problem further.

Jim