While not part of WordPress, the hidden system file .htaccess has plenty of valuable features for any website, so you better know and be familiar with it. So, let's see how it works and learn some useful tricks, some little known, that we can use in our WordPress installation.
1. What is the .htaccess file?
Htaccess is short for Hypertext Access. It is a configuration file used by Apache-based web servers. Configuration files configure the initial settings of a program or, in this case, the server. This means that the. htaccess file can make the server behave in a certain way.
These files, .htaccess, allow custom settings and site-specific system configuration directives defined in Apache's main configuration file ( httpd.conf ).
These custom policies can operate within a file called .htaccess. For this, the user must give the file .htaccess file proper access and editing permissions. In this regard, note that you should never be permitted to access all the files .htaccess. The most common grant permissions insurance is 644, which allows universal access to read and write permissions only to the system user.
You should also know that the rules—or directives—of .htaccess affect the parent directory and all subdirectories where it is located. To apply your settings to an entire website, you must place the file .htaccess in the site's root folder.
In addition, you can create files .htaccess in a specific directory or subdirectory, so its rules only apply to that directory.
To read the complete guide, please visit here.
1. What is the .htaccess file?
Htaccess is short for Hypertext Access. It is a configuration file used by Apache-based web servers. Configuration files configure the initial settings of a program or, in this case, the server. This means that the. htaccess file can make the server behave in a certain way.
These files, .htaccess, allow custom settings and site-specific system configuration directives defined in Apache's main configuration file ( httpd.conf ).
These custom policies can operate within a file called .htaccess. For this, the user must give the file .htaccess file proper access and editing permissions. In this regard, note that you should never be permitted to access all the files .htaccess. The most common grant permissions insurance is 644, which allows universal access to read and write permissions only to the system user.
You should also know that the rules—or directives—of .htaccess affect the parent directory and all subdirectories where it is located. To apply your settings to an entire website, you must place the file .htaccess in the site's root folder.
In addition, you can create files .htaccess in a specific directory or subdirectory, so its rules only apply to that directory.
To read the complete guide, please visit here.
