On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:53:12 +0100, Martin Liddle wrote:

> In message , Nick Kew
>  writes
>>On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:49:55 GMT
>>Will Kemp  wrote:
>>
>>> > Have you added 'Includes' to the options directive for the server
>>> > root directory in httpd.conf? The default config doesn't include
>>> > that - you have to do it manually, or includes won't work.
>>>
>>> Oops! I didn't notice you said that was already there. It wasn't there
>>> in my default Fedora 8 config (httpd-2.2.8-1.fc8.x86_64.rpm)...
>>
>>You may well have been right first time.  It's not clear from what's
>>posted whether the Options posted applies to the .shtml files in
>>question.  Indeed, anything there could be overridden somewhere else in
>>the config.
>>
>>Only the OP's error log knows what's wrong.
>>
> I am still struggling with this; which log should I be studying?  As far
> as I can see (but am definitely not an expert) there is nothing obvious
> overriding the 'Options Includes' that is applied to the root of the
> tree.  I have tried adding a clause to apply to the sub directory in
> question but it doesn't help.

No, options applied to the document root directory apply to 
subdirectories too.

What about this section of http.conf? Is it properly configured?

 # Filters allow you to process content before it is sent to the client.
 #
 # To parse .shtml files for server-side includes (SSI):
 # (You will also need to add "Includes" to the "Options" directive.)
 #
 AddType text/html .shtml
 AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml


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