[TYPO3-core] RFC #9729: Ship optimal TYPO3 configuration by default

[Dan Osipov]

+1!

Was there a decision on checking if mod_expires is enabled during 
installation, or otherwise making it a prerequisite?

Dan Osipov
Calkins Media
http://danosipov.com/blog/

Dmitry Dulepov wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> This is SVN patch request.
> 
> Type: feature
> 
> Branches: trunk
> 
> BT reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=9729
> 
> Problem: by default TYPO3 comes with unoptimal configuration due to the bugfix 0004962. It is time to change it to optimal. If some installation disable mod_expires, it is not a reason to ship badly optimized installation to the rest of the world.
> 
> Solution: to make optimal configuration, rename the following files from _.htaccess to .htaccess in the TYPO3 core:
> 
> ./typo3/contrib/_.htaccess
> ./typo3/gfx/_.htaccess
> ./typo3/mod/user/ws/_.htaccess
> ./typo3/sysext/_.htaccess
> ./typo3/sysext/t3skin/stylesheets/_.htaccess 
> 
> Notes:
> - this was already discussed in the 4.3 list and many core team members and TYPO3 users agreed to this change. Now we need formal two votes for it.
> - see also: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=9427
>