Apache, Mod Rewrite and Frontpage problems

A solution for this problem.

[action_dan]

In the following thread (now closed):
[webmasterworld.com...]

There was a discussion where people found that by turning on the re-writing engine, and using rewriterule commands etc, frontpage would no longer allow content updates etc. The reason for this I believe is that mod_frontpage must tie itself into the process of handling requests quite tightly, and for some reason turning on the rewriting engine mucks up the process a bit.

Anyhow, the details can be left to people with time to find out why. The solution is as follows:

Edit the .htaccess files:

/vti_bin/.htaccess
/vti_bin/_vti_aut/.htaccess

Add the following line below the 'options none' line:

Options FollowSymLinks

Then you can edit your .htaccess file (most likely in the root of the site) and all should be fine.