SetEnv in .htaccess File

grayloon

• July 16, 2018 12:27

I just transferred a site from an EA3 server running Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.6 to an EA4 server running Apache 2.4 and PHP 5.6. In the .htaccess file for this site, there's a SetEnv declaration: SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV production
It works on the old server but not on the new server. httpd -M shows that env_module (shared) + setenvif_module (shared) are loaded. Is there some other way I can use SetEnv for PHP for single user?

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 17, 2018 17:02

  Hello @grayloon, Apache 2.4 includes some security improvements to prevent certain types of attacks (e.g. cross-site-scripting). You can read more about this on the following document: Are you using CGI as the PHP handler for the version of PHP associated with that account? You can confirm this via the "PHP Handlers" tab in WHM >> MultiPHP Manager. If so, you may want to switch over to suPHP as the PHP handler to verify if the issue persists. Thank you.

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  grayloon

  • July 17, 2018 17:05

  For PHP 5.6 (the default), I'm using DSO.

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  cPanelMichael

  • July 17, 2018 17:07

  Hello @grayloon, Are you able to temporarily switch over to suPHP to see if the problem persists? If it does, can you provide some more information about what's happening? For instance, are there are any specific error messages logged to the error_log file within the document root of the script, or in the Apache error log? Or, is the value simply not utilized? Thank you.

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  salvazo

  • September 07, 2018 23:43

  Hi, I have the same issue here. How can I use SetEnv variables from .htaccess? I activate the "mod_env" module but still having troubles. Any help? Thanks

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  cPanelMichael

  • September 11, 2018 15:20

  How can I use SetEnv variables from .htaccess? I activate the "mod_env" module but still having troubles.

  
  Hello @salvazo, Can you verify which PHP handler is enabled for the version of PHP associated with that account? Are there are any specific error messages logged to the error_log file within the document root of the script, or in the Apache error log? Or, is the .htaccess entry simply not utilized? Thank you.

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  salvazo

  • October 17, 2018 00:09

  Hi Michael, I have these two versions: PHP 5.6 (ea-php56) - PHP Handler cgi PHP 7.2 (ea-php72) - PHP Handler cgi There is no specific error messages, simply the SetEnv from .htaccess is not set and I can't use them. Thanks,

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  cPanelMichael

  • October 23, 2018 17:47

  Hello @salvazo, Apache 2.4 includes some security improvements to prevent certain types of attacks (e.g. cross-site-scripting). You can read more about this on the following documents: Environment Variables in Apache - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4 You'll need to switch from CGI to different handler (e.g. suPHP) if you want to use SetENV in a similar fashion to before. Thank you.

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