diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index b5a1a6dc5..8d5a59ff3 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ Options All -Indexes
 # Turning on the rewrite engine is necessary for the following rules and features.
 # FollowSymLinks must be enabled for this to work.
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
-	Options +FollowSymlinks
+	Options +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
 	RewriteEngine On
 
 	# If you installed CodeIgniter in a subfolder, you will need to
 	# change the following line to match the subfolder you need.
 	# http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritebase
-	RewriteBase "/pos_dev/"
+	# RewriteBase "/"
 
 	# Redirect Trailing Slashes...
 	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d