Hey there, thanks very much for making the tutorials! I've finally done what I've wanted to for a long time and created a virtual server.

However, the .htaccess files don't seem to do anything. I've tried both using win.htaccess, and just .htaccess as a filename (no actual 'name', just the extension) but nothing works, not even the "deny from all" file. Not sure what's going on or what to do.

Hi,

Sorry if some points are easy, but since I don't know your level, I'll try the most common possibilities :

1. are your file names really win.htaccess or .htaccess ? I mean, does your system display extensions ? (see http://www.patheticcockroach.com/mpam4/index.php?p=6 )
2. did you replace AllowOverride None with AllowOverride All in your httpd.conf file ?
3. what's the value of AccessFileName ? (still in httpd.conf)