What is .htaccess File and How to Edit or create it?
The .htaccess file is a powerful server configuration file that provides multiple commands for controlling and configuring the Apache Web Server. It is located in your site’s root folder. You need to connect to your website using an FTP client to edit it or you can directly edit from File Manger by using cPanel access. In most cases, it’ll be there on your server, but it doesn’t, don’t worry. You can open any HTML editor or notepad to create an HTACCESS file. You have to write the required rules and save the file name with “.htaccess” (without double quotes) and need to upload it to the root directory of your website.
Important Note: Before editing your .htaccess file, it is suggested to download a copy of the existing file to the safe place of your computer as a backup. You can use that file in case anything goes wrong and the site not working as desired. So, in this case, you can easily revert back the file and keep your site working as it was.
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