This guide explains how to enable the MultiViews option via an .htaccess file on websites hosted by Infomaniak.

Introduction

• In some cases, the MultiViews option must be enabled to manage redirection and URL rewriting issues.
• This option allows the server to guess which file the user is looking for. Example:
  • If the configuration folder and the configuration.php file are located in the root directory of your site and you try to access the address domain.xyz/configuration, the MultiViews option must be enabled so that the server can guess that you want to access the configuration.php file.
• The MultiViews option can sometimes conflict with more complex URL rewriting rules defined by mod_rewrite (used by many CMS).

Enable the MultiViews option

To do this:

1. Open or create the .htaccess file, which is located in the root directory of the website in question.

2. Add the following directive:

   Options +MultiViews

3. Save the changes.