diff --git a/web/.htaccess b/web/.htaccess
index 3840d727a..33830b47c 100755
--- a/web/.htaccess
+++ b/web/.htaccess
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-Options +FollowSymlinks -Indexes
+#Options +FollowSymlinks -Indexes
 
 AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
 
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
     RewriteEngine On
 
+    # If thelia is installed in a subdirectory (e.g., thelia2)
+    # define the RewriteBase below to get a proper URL rewriting
+    #
+    # RewriteBase /thelia2
+
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d