Although .htaccess is only a file, it can change settings on the servers and allow you to do many different things, the most popular being able to have your own custom 404 error pages. .htaccess isn\u2019t difficult to use and is really just made up of a few simple instructions in a text file. Nevertheless, it can greatly improve your site\u2019s security, so there\u2019s almost no excuse in using it.Creating a .htaccess file may cause you a few problems. Writing the file is easy, you just need enter the appropriate code into a text editor. You may run into problems with saving the file. Because .htaccess is a strange file name (the file actually has no name but a 8 letter file extension) it may not be accepted on certain systems (e.g. Windows 95). With most operating systems, though, all you need to do is to save the file by entering the name as: .htaccess\u201d (including the quotes). If this doesn\u2019t work, you will need to name it something else (e.g. htaccess.txt) and then upload it to the server. Once you have uploaded the file you can then rename it using an FTP program.<\/p>\n
Although there are many things you can do with an .htaccess file, this post will focus on securing WordPress, the CMS used to write articles and posts on this site.<\/p>\n
After these directives, you should add whatever WordPress writes for managing Permalinks. There are much more directives left and many more ways to use this little file to improve and secure a website but this should account for most of the everyday needs. After you upload the file to your server, test, test, test and when you think everything\u2019s working fine\u2026 test again. Check whether \u201cprotected\u201d files can be accessed and that you can still access \u201callowed\u201d files and folders. Regular expressions can be a tricky thing, and they can lead to seemingly random problems, so make sure you test your site thoroughly before releasing it to a production server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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