I think this directory has been hacked

Hello everyone,

I am getting an error when I try to go to this directory.

I checked the error log and found this:

"Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden"

Any ideas on how someone was able to do this and what I need to do to get it corrected?

THANKS!

 

Check the Options settings in your httpd.conf, httpd-vhosts, and .htaccess files.

 

Maybe you can use .htaccess to switch ON your Options FollowSymLinks and others to see how things work. If it still shows error, then you might want to check it at httpd.conf

 

There is no mention of FollowSymLinks in my htaccess

I havent been able to locate an httpd.conf

 

Maye there should be.

If you have shell access, just use this command:

find / -name httpd.conf -print

Code (markup):

 

YES! I found the problem with your help. I compared the original htaccess file with the one on my server - and guess what they were very different. I changed it back to the way it was and now the directory is working normally.

How did someone alter my htaccess file?

 

I don't think anyone could alter you .htaccess, maybe you had forgotten to change it back when you do some testing

 

Someone did change it. The directory in question has been up and running for quite some time. Only the day before this happened it was working fine.

How could I change the htaccess and then forget that i had done it