diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index a08b3fc71c..3bb88a34df 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
+#
+# Set 
+#
+# AllowOverride FileInfo
+# 
+# to enable parsing off this file
+# This is needed for UTF-8 support.
+#
 AddDefaultCharset Off