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Same change as last patch in the parent/D8 issue; removing the web.config rule from the web.config file so that the two webservers are only blocking each other's config files.
This was just committed to D8 so I'm going to mark it RTBC if the tests pass here.
Comments
Comment #2
mcdruid commentedApache before:
...and after:
Need to test on IIS.
Comment #3
mcdruid commentedAdding the slash to
web\.configin the web.config file per @rabbitlair in #2948579-25: Block web.config in .htaccess (and vice-versa).Comment #4
mcdruid commentedSame change as last patch in the parent/D8 issue; removing the web.config rule from the web.config file so that the two webservers are only blocking each other's config files.
This was just committed to D8 so I'm going to mark it RTBC if the tests pass here.
Comment #5
mcdruid commentedComment #6
beckydev commentedTested patch in #4 from an Apache environment. Confirmed web.config is no longer served up (403), +1 RTBC.
Comment #7
mcdruid commentedComment #8
joseph.olstadComment #9
joseph.olstadComment #10
mcdruid commentedn.b. we need to update issue credit here based on the D8 parent when this is committed.
Comment #11
fabianx commentedRTBM (ready to be merged)
Please go ahead and commit this.
Comment #20
mcdruid commentedAdding issue credit from the D8 parent issue #2948579: Block web.config in .htaccess (and vice-versa).
Comment #22
mcdruid commentedThank you everyone that contributed!
Comment #23
mcdruid commentedComment #24
joseph.olstadThumbs up!