Why can’t I use / install FrontPage extensions if I am using .htaccess files?

Answer by: Andy Hickl, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

The .htaccess files generated by Microsoft FrontPage are not compatible with the basic .htaccess files normally created for Apache servers. Installing FrontPage Extensions allows your portion of the server space to be compatible with Microsoft .htaccess files and not Apache .htaccess files. The server will not operate properly if you have both Microsoft and Apache .htaccess files installed for the same domain name.