Subdomain images not working on multi-user subdomains

Here, and it also works https://sketcharmstrong.radicalrobot.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/30/files/2011/06/IMG_0135.jpg”>here (I’ve heard it’s not supposed to work like that? I can get any file from any domain I’m using…)

Okay, that’s actually as it should be (yes, the images work from all sources).

https://code.ipstenu.org/files/2011/06/cloudalert-135×135.png
https://code.ipstenu.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/06/cloudalert-135×135.png
https://ipstenu.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/06/cloudalert-135×135.png

That’s correct behavior ?? HOWEVER,
https://ipstenu.org/files/2011/06/cloudalert-135×135.png would NOT work. Again, this is what we expect to happen ?? Absolute paths always work.

https://radicalrobot.com/files/2011/06/IMG_0135.jpg won’t work because that’s a SUB domain image being called by the MAIN domain.

https://sketcharmstrong.radicalrobot.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/30/files/2011/06/IMG_0135.jpg works, as it should.

https://sketcharmstrong.radicalrobot.com/files/2011/06/IMG_0135.jpg does not nor does https://sketcharmstrong.radicalrobot.com/wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=2011/06/IMG_0135.jpg

So two possibilities here:

1) Your server isn’t reading .htaccess correctly
2) Your subdomain setup is bad

I would put money on number 1. Do you have root access to your server?

Via FTP? Yes, I do.

No, not FTP… I mean like can you get to and edit your httpd.conf file?

If you don’t know what that means, it’s okay, but you’ll need to tell your host “My .htaccess file isn’t being read completely. I need AllowOveride set to all, and what are the Options set to?”

According to Wikipedia, that’s at /etc/httpd/httpd.conf– I do have an /etc/ folder available but nothing like /httpd/ shows up in there. The support forums say we don’t have access to it.

Just sent them a support request– I’ll get back to you when they get to look at it tomorrow.

Thanks!

Actually it’s not ALWAYS in etc/httpd…. which is why I said if you didn’t know what it was, ask your host ??

They responded:

With respect to your questions, here’s what we have:

Options ExecCGI IncludesNOEXEC FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All

As for your .htaccess file not being read or not read (partially read isn’t a possible situation), you’d want to investigate whether or not its permissions and ownership are compatible with what you’re trying to do — this might be helpful for troubleshooting: https://members.nearlyfreespeech.net/support/faq?q=PHPWritingFiles#PHPWritingFiles . We’d also recommend turning on your site’s error log in case that can provide any additional clues.

Can they change that to

AllowOverride FileInfo Options

That would actually be a more restrictive setting than “AllowOverride All,” which already includes both FileInfo and Options. We’d actually suggest that you and/or the person helping you out do a little more research into what you’re trying to do and possibly consult other folks with some familiarity with it, to possibly clear up some of the confusion that’s getting in your way.

Actually, we’ve found when one doesn’t work the other will. Crazy, but there ya go.

Really this setup relies on the htaccess file changes being read. That’s totally server side. Not sure why they don’t seem to be able to help you.

Point your host here: https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/apache-allowoverride-all

They are correct in MOST cases, but not ALL.