Apache Installation Detection

slythfox

My host uses this thing called "Security thru obscurity". I quote: "This is a simple method of hiding our real webserver version to stop premade exploits."

So, $_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'] returns another value, and when installing, I can't uses .htaccess! Well, I can, because I'm a PHP programmer myself, but most people wouldn't be able to.

My idea was that there should be some "force_apache" setting or another bypass method, unless there is one that I don't see?

sbillard

You can modify your .htaccess yourself and just turn on the mod_rewrite option on the admin options gallery configuration tab. All that happens when your server obscures itself is setup does not edit your .htaccess file for your and does not set mod_rewrite by default.