Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch forbidden error

If you receive the following error message while accessing the domain

[Sun Jan 29 04:28:39 2012] [error] [client x.x.x.x] Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden
[Sun Jan 29 04:28:40 2012] [error] [client x.x.x.x] Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden

To avoid above error you can add following codes in .htaccess file.

RewriteEngine On

Options +FollowSymLinks

Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch forbidden error
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