diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ab3a104fb6..19c98183f3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
 LOG_CHANNEL=stack
 CACHE_DRIVER=file
 QUEUE_CONNECTION=database
-SESSION_DRIVER=file
+SESSION_DRIVER=cookie
 SESSION_LIFETIME=120
 
 REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 886d649923..753c7e3561 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteRule "^.env" - [F,L]
-  RewriteRule "^storage" - [F,L]
+#  RewriteRule "^storage" - [F,L]
   RewriteRule ^(.well-known)($|/) - [L]
   
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L]
diff --git a/config/filesystems.php b/config/filesystems.php
index 76d21e4bac..01a12dad13 100644
--- a/config/filesystems.php
+++ b/config/filesystems.php
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ return [
                 ],
             ],
         ],
-
         's3' => [
             'driver' => 's3',
             'key' => env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),