Sometimes when you are adding directives to the htaccess file you get errors. Once such error is
htaccess: Options not allowed here
It occurs when using the Options directive like this
Options -Indexes
The error basically indicates that the htaccess file is not allowed to use the Options directive to change the settings.
To fix this edit the apache configuration file, which is located at
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default
$ gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default
Look out for directory tag for /var/www and add "Options" to the AllowOverride list. It should looks like this
<Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride FileInfo Options Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory>
Adding "Options" to the AllowOverride list, will permit the use of Options directive in htaccess file.
This will fix the error.
