diff --git a/phpBB/.htaccess b/phpBB/.htaccess
index 6f33916775..1ae74ed825 100644
--- a/phpBB/.htaccess
+++ b/phpBB/.htaccess
@@ -26,12 +26,50 @@ RewriteRule ^(.*)$ app.php [QSA,L]
#Options +FollowSymLinks
-
-Order Allow,Deny
-Deny from All
-
-
-
-Order Allow,Deny
-Deny from All
-
+# With Apache 2.4 the "Order, Deny" syntax has been deprecated and moved from
+# module mod_authz_host to a new module called mod_access_compat (which may be
+# disabled) and a new "Require" syntax has been introduced to mod_authz_host.
+# We could just conditionally provide both versions, but unfortunately Apache
+# does not explicitly tell us its version if the module mod_version is not
+# available. In this case, we check for the availability of module
+# mod_authz_core (which should be on 2.4 or higher only) as a best guess.
+
+
+
+ Order Allow,Deny
+ Deny from All
+
+
+ Order Allow,Deny
+ Deny from All
+
+
+ = 2.4>
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Order Allow,Deny
+ Deny from All
+
+
+ Order Allow,Deny
+ Deny from All
+
+
+
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+ Require all denied
+
+
+