diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index de2cf3f86e..99b80df14f 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ RewriteEngine On
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
-RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
+RewriteRule ^.*$ - [L]
 # The following rewrites all other queries to index.php. The 
 # condition ensures that if you are using Apache aliases to do
-# mass virtual hosting, the base path will be prepended to 
-# allow proper resolution of the index.php file; it will work
-# in non-aliased environments as well, providing a safe, one-size 
-# fits all solution.
-RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}::$1 ^(/.+)(.+)::\2$
+# mass virtual hosting or installed the project in a subdirectory,
+# the base path will be prepended to allow proper resolution of
+# the index.php file; it will work in non-aliased environments
+# as well, providing a safe, one-size fits all solution.
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}::$1 ^(/.+)/(.*)::\2$
 RewriteRule ^(.*) - [E=BASE:%1]
-RewriteRule ^(.*)$ %{ENV:BASE}index.php [NC,L]
+RewriteRule ^(.*)$ %{ENV:BASE}/index.php [L]