Uncaught Exception: Exception: file_get_contents(/var/www/html/.htaccess) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

#0 in [core]:0:
  Error::error_handler(
    2,    
    'file_get_contents(/var/www/html/.htaccess) [<a href=\'function.file-get-contents\'>function.file-get-contents</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory',    
    '/var/www/html/system/classes/installhandler.php',    
    649,    
    array (
      'result' => false,
    )
  )
#1 in system/classes/installhandler.php:649:
  file_get_contents(
    '/var/www/html/.htaccess'
  )
#2 in system/classes/installhandler.php:25:
  InstallHandler->check_htaccess()
#3 in system/classes/actionhandler.php:33:
  InstallHandler->act_begin_install()
#4 in system/classes/actionhandler.php:51:
  ActionHandler->act(
    'begin_install'
  )
#5 in [core]:0:
  ActionHandler->__call(
    'begin_install',    
    array (
    )
  )
#6 in index.php:142:
  InstallHandler->begin_install()