What is .htaccess? - .htaccess Guide by Locked-Area.com (HTACCESS tutorial, examples, articles, password protection, 404 error documents, allow deny, DirectoryIndex uses, Adding MIME types, Enabling SSI with .htaccess, Enabling CGI outside of the cgi-bin, Prevent viewing of directory listings, Redirects, Deny visitors by IP address, Deny visitors by referrer, Hot link prevention techniques, Blocking offline browsers and 'bad bots')

.htaccess Guide

Welcome to the Locked-Area.com guide to Apache .htaccess, this guide explains how to take advantage of the various features offered by the Apache Web Server so as to simplify your job as a webmaster.

What is .htaccess?

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.htaccess is a configuration file for use on web servers running the Apache Web Server software. When a .htaccess file is placed in a directory which is in turn 'loaded via the Apache Web Server', then the .htaccess file is detected and executed by the Apache Web Server software. These .htaccess files can be used to alter the configuration of the Apache Web Server software to enable/disable additional functionality and features that the Apache Web Server software has to offer. These facilities include basic redirect functionality, for instance if a 404 file not found error occurs, or for more advanced functions such as content password protection or image hot link prevention.

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Table of Contents

1.	*What is .htaccess?*

2.	How to use .htaccess

3.	Error documents

4.	Redirects

5.	Password protection

6.	Deny visitors by IP address

7.	Deny visitors by referrer

8.	Hot link prevention techniques

9.	Blocking offline browsers and 'bad bots'

10.	DirectoryIndex uses

11.	Adding MIME types

12.	Enable SSI with .htaccess

13.	Enable CGI outside of the cgi-bin

14.	Disable directory listings

15.	Setting server timezone

16.	Changing server signature

17.	Useful Resources

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