$ ls -l .htaccess
lrwxrwxrwx 1 suseika suseika 74 Oct 1 03:35 .htaccess -> /home/suseika/some/path/to/the/actual/.htaccess
Apache just ignores such .htaccess. If I create a file instead of a symbolic link, it works properly. Can I configure Apache 2.4 to use that symlinked .htaccess?