htaccess
How to Protect the htaccess File
You can prevent unauthorized access to your htaccess file by adding this rule to the file: # .htaccess protection order allow, deny deny from all satisfy all
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How to Create a User-friendly URL Using htaccess
If your website is using a long URL such as example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html, you can change it to “example.com/sitemap” using htaccess. Modify this line according to your needs, and then add this code to your htaccess file. RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^sitemap/$ /files/folder/sitemap.html [L]
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