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Below is an article sampler, or follow this link for full content (http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-htaccess.html)
Htaccess Guide Intro
.htaccess files are similar to httpd.conf the main server configuration file, but htaccess is allowed anywhere and is used to control the directory (recursively) they are placed in. Many web hosts allow .htaccess (DreamHost, Powweb, MediaTemple) files for their webhosting customers but don’t make them a selling point or explain how to use the .htaccess file since so few people have heard of it.
Intended Audience: Elite: Web developers, Server administrators, hosting provider techs, students, and anyone else curious about .htaccess: the best subject to learn for a website owner.
Originally this page was known as the “Ultimate .htaccess Guide” but I’ve been regularly adding new .htaccess tricks and .htaccess examples for several years. I also add my favorite .htacess tutorials, .htaccess tricks published elsewhere, results from some my .htaccess experiments and basically try to continually improve this article! The reason is because various Web Hosting companies Support Staff send customers here, Higher-Education Institutions/Profs bring students here, but the main reason to create the best .htaccess resource on the Net is because I’m sorta obsessed with finding the coolest htaccess tricks, and I’ve got some cool ones I promise you that!
The .htaccess file is an incredibly useful powerful tool that WILL make your life so much easier if you learn to use it. I learn about .htaccess by reading the Apache HTTP Server Source Code, including all the various module source (like mod_rewrite) and then doing my own hacking/research which I sometimes publish. I chose the name AskApache because of that very reason, and from respect for the ASF Contributors and Developers, well-known world-wide for their superior programming skills and inexhaustible dedication to keeping it all free… Here’s what they say (minus the bold, mine):
Note: The .htaccess example code included on this page is just a small taste of the article they reference.