.htaccess – the scary word everyone that owns a website has heard every now and then. While the name itself makes it seem like it is too technical to comprehend, it is a powerful tool to have in your arsenal. By getting a grip on .htaccess, how it works and possible use cases, there is more than enough things that you can effortlessly do with it. Let’s dive in on what it is, how you can use it to your benefit, and get the most useful examples and explanations for the most common uses of .htaccess!
The short for “hypertext access”, the .htaccess is a configuration file, which can help you out with controlling the Apache Web Server software. You can create the .htaccess file and add it to the directory so that it will be loaded and later executed by the Apache Web Server.
To put it simply, you can use this file to enable or disable any functionality that the Web Server has to offer. From basic redirecting or hotlink prevention, there are multiple benefits to getting your grip on working with .htaccess.
The .htaccess file is what you make of it. It could contain only one line or multiple ones, depending on the purpose of the file. There are many things you can write in the
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