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Asked: 2026-06-09T08:35:40+00:00

I’m writing a mod_rewrite script. Here’s my .htaccess file thus far: RewriteEngine On Options

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I’m writing a mod_rewrite script.

Here’s my .htaccess file thus far:

RewriteEngine On
Options FollowSymLinks

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/comingsoon.php$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /comingsoon.php

Sadly it is causing an error message. The exact message is:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /comingsoon.php on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

The file comingsoon.php definitely exists and can be visited when there is no .htaccess files in place.

However, when I remove the Options FollowSymLinks line, it all works fine.

What causes this and how can I resolve it so that the option is active?

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    It was coming up with the server error due to Options FollowSymLinks being enabled.

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