Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
.htaccess
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Advantages== ; Immediate changes: Because <kbd>.htaccess</kbd> files are read on every request, changes made in these files take immediate effect β as opposed to the main configuration file, which requires the server to be restarted for the new settings to take effect. ; Non-privileged users: For servers with multiple users, such as on [[Shared web hosting service|shared web hosting]], it is often desirable to allow individual users the ability to alter their site configuration. The use of <kbd>.htaccess</kbd> files allows such individualization, and by unprivileged users β because the main server configuration files do not need to be changed.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/howto/htaccess.html#when | title = Apache Tutorial: When (not) to use .htaccess files | access-date = 2008-01-12}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)