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Htaccess
htaccess is a file on the web server. In it the access rights are managed (ht=hypertext; access=access). In combination with the htpasswd file, individual directories can be password protected.
What can the htaccess file
But the htaccess file can do a lot more. Important functions like the administration of error documents or the access protection for single files or whole directories are essential for the operation of a website. The redirection of outdated or incorrect addresses, the redirection of "www." addresses if a URL without www. abbreviation was called, are other important functions of the htaccess file.
Apache directive variant
.htaccess files are an Apache directive variant of the Perl language. For development reasons, the format of .htaccess files is a part of the Apache HTTP server's httpd.conf configuration file.