VirtualHost not reading .htaccess?

Server Config
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Ok, this is weird. I was using separate directories and switching the main HTDOCS folder via MAMP every time I wanted to access a different site locally. Then I realized that I could use subdomains on localhost for multiple dev sites at one time. I setup the /etc/hosts file and the following structure in the Apache config:

<VirtualHost *>
   DocumentRoot "/the/path/to/files"
   ServerName server1.localhost
   AccessFileName .htaccess
   <Directory />
      Options			FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride		None
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

It worked! The homepage loads great, until I realized that my mod_rewrites in my .htaccess file weren’t working. If I goto server1.localhost/something I get the Apache 404 error, where if I go to server1.localhost/index.php/something I get the proper CodeIgniter (PHP) 404. The .htaccess is the vanilla CodeIgniter file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\\.php|images|robots\\.txt)

RewriteCond &#37;{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

Again, the redirect works fine using the main HTDOCS folder…it’s just something with the VirtualHost structure that’s goofing it up.

Any suggestions?

-Nate

Edit:

P.S. I’m assuming that because the VirtualHost is taking place at the Apache level, PHP doesn’t know whether it’s the main HTDOCS folder, or on a VirtualHost. That’s a correct assumption, right? It’s not as though something in the complexity of CodeIgniter could be screwing this up, because it doesn’t know the difference…?

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You’re okay except for the NONE which should be ALL.

Of course, I’d whine about you using Options +MultiViews as that usually causes major problems (for me).

Regards,

DK