.htaccess and engine.php one level up, how?

Question

Apache HTTP Server

task:
there is a folder /home/serv/sub/ where the domain refers
, all requests must be sent to the /home/serv/engine.php file, i.e. Parent topic How to
configure .htaccess?

Answer 1

Forget about .htaccess - it will be easier to switch to nginx. In this case, use index.php

Answer 2

.htaccess won't help. It can only redirect inside the DocumentRoot. Logging out through ../ rules .htaccess is not possible.
So it remains only to edit the VirtualHost, if there is access. Or, as advised above, symlinks or fake index.php.

Answer 3

What does .htaccess have to do with it? How do you send requests for that file if the domain is connected down the tree? With include?

Answer 4

RewriteBase will help