1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 9cd6fa34c..73031b962 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ Deny from all
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
 
-#  RewriteRule api.* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
-
-  # Protect repo directory from browsing
+  # Protect repository directory from browsing
   RewriteRule "(^|/)\.git" - [F]
 
   # Rewrite current-style URLs of the form 'index.php?q=x'.
+  # Also place auth information into REMOTE_USER for sites running
+  # in CGI mode.
+
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]