Media Temple and mod_rewrite

  • Does anyone who is running WP on Media Temple have any issues with running the mod_rewrite rules? I keep getting 403 and 500 errors. I got this message from their Tech support:
    “In order to use mod_rewrite on an (mt) Shared Server platform, you must first add in a line to
    your .htaccess where your RewriteRules are. To do this, simply locate your .htaccess file with the
    mod_rewrite rules in it, and add the following line to it at the top:
    Options FollowSymlinks
    Now your mod_rewrite rulesets should work fine. Also, you do not have to use “RewriteEngine on” in
    your .htaccess – it is on by default.
    Please note that unless you do this in the top level .htaccess file, you may need to place this
    directive in each .htaccess file that has mod_rewrite rules. Also, mod_rewrite is considered to be a
    custom modification by (mt) Media Temple, and may not be supported beyond (mt) Media Temple
    verifying that mod_rewrite is available on your server and is working properly.”
    When I go to options > permalinks with that .htaccess file in there I get a 500. I’m trying to run 1.3 alpha – could this be the cause?

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  • Tom – thanks for bringing this issue to light. As you noted, if you put the line
    Options FollowSymlinks
    before the rest of the rewrite rules, then WordPress with full mod_rewrite goodness should work just fine in our (ss) Shared-Server environment. Enjoy!

    Halleluja! Praised be the Lord! Why, oh why why why didn’t I come across this thread earlier…?
    Well, it works ?? Had given up on the .htaccess / mod_rewrite thingy… but… now… Oh, Happy Day \o/

    sweet, the options followsymlinks worked for me! thanks!

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