Date Published: April 11, 2022
Security warning: Couldn't write .htaccess file
Issue¶
As an Acquia Cloud Site Factory customer, I am receiving the following security warning on my server:
Security warning: Couldn't write .htaccess file. Please create a .htaccess file in your /mnt/www/html/site_env/docroot/sites/g/files/filename/files/config_xxxxxx/sync directory which contains the following lines:
# Deny all requests from Apache 2.4+.
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
Require all denied
</IfModule>
# Deny all requests from Apache 2.0-2.2.
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
Deny from all
</IfModule>
# Turn off all options we don't need.
Options -Indexes -ExecCGI -Includes -MultiViews
# Set the catch-all handler to prevent scripts from being executed.
SetHandler Drupal_Security_Do_Not_Remove_See_SA_2006_006
<Files *>
# Override the handler again if we're run later in the evaluation list.
SetHandler Drupal_Security_Do_Not_Remove_See_SA_2006_003
<Files>
# If we know how to do it safely, disable the PHP engine entirely.
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_flag engine off
</IfModule>
Resolution¶
If you are receiving the above security warning on your server, you may need to set your configuration directories to be writable in a factory hook by using the following code snippet in a file such as acsf-config.php:
<?php
/**
* Set vcs and sync dirs to writable directories above docroot.
*/
$config_directories['vcs'] = '../config/default';
$config_directories['sync'] = '../config/default';
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