> I wanted to modify the default DirectoryIndex line in apache2.conf, > so I attempted to comment out just the last couple entries: > > DirectoryIndex index.html index.shtml index.cgi index.pl #index.php > index.xhtml > > This is an error, because apparently the config file doesn't expect > to have comments in the middle of lines. This causes the internal > request recursion limit to be hit when trying to access any > directory without an explicit index file, and thus the user sees > "500 Internal Server Error." The ErrorLog reports the following:
The documentation states: "Comments may not be included on a line after a configuration directive. " '#' signs are considered normal characters inside a directive, so a warning would not be appropriate either. But I agree that DirectoryIndex is not behaving correctly here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]