httpd:where should the .htaccess file be?

[jinzishuai]

Hi there,

I am trying to set up a reverse proxy using apache (httpd) on CentOS-6.
I am using the default httpd configuration so
[code]DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"[/code]
However, it turned out by my test that I have to put my .htaccess file under /var/www in order to have the reverse proxy working.
If it is instead placed under /var/www/html, the reverse proxy does not work.
But shouldn't I put it under the DocumentRoot?
Thanks a lot.

Shi

[adm1n]

It must be placed inside your documentroot.
AllowOverRide must be changed from None to All in the httpd.conf file for .htaccess to work.

Thanks,