Posted by Toby A Inkster on 02/07/07 15:36

Spartanicus wrote:

> Btw, I'm still looking for the reason why hosting providers such as this
> one are unwilling to enable .htaccess. 110mb.com only cite a potential
> for "abuse"

Examples:

1. Via site-wide httpd.conf they block third-party linking to images.
Via .htaccess you enable it and start using their server as a repository
for images linked to from your "real" hosts.

2. They lock down PHP in php.ini. You over-ride their settings using
php_value and php_flag directives in .htaccess.

Also, there's the factor of .htaccess files placing more load onto the
server than httpd.conf settings.

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