Server will not accept file ".htaccess"

lilyput
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Joined: 2005-08-16
Posts: 1
Posted: Tue, 2005-08-16 01:03

My server says: "Please make sure that the file you are trying to upload doesn't contain any special characters, symbols, or spaces within the file name. File names can only contain upper- or lowercase letters, numbers, underscores, dashes, and periods, and cannot begin with a period." Obviously, this is causing problems with uploading the file ".htaccess", so I'm wondering if there is an alternative file I can use or if I should just look for another software. Since this was the first task in installing Gallery onto my server, I have yet to install the other files.

I've already tried renaming the file & changing it back when it was uploaded onto my server, but I was denied.

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Operating system: Windows XP
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