.htaccess config with symbolic links and index files not working as expected
Use the -l switch to test for a symbolic link
RewriteEngine On# enable symbolic linksOptions +FollowSymLinksRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-lRewriteRule ^(.+) index.php [L]Documentation
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html - ctrl+f for "Treats the TestString as a pathname and tests whether or not it exists, and is a symbolic link."