Download .htaccess file

The content was there but it was not displayed properly. After a bit of troubleshooting we decided to rename the. A quick page refresh and the site appeared as it should. Problem temporarily solved. When WordPress is installed a default WordPress htaccess is generated and placed in the site root.

Life is good. Naturally that also means errors can be introduced to the. Upon review my htaccess was filled with outdated and irrelevant code. Something in my WordPress. Rather than waste time trying to find the exact culprit I decided it would be easier to start with a new default WordPress. This file is mostly used for rewriting URL structures and redirects. Creating a. The easiest way to get the file to work with the "dot" extension. Is to create it in a standard text editing program and upload it to your server.

To create one, use a standard notepad editor. Make the necessary changes and save as "All Files". Then upload the file to the root directory of your server. Some web hosting server will not allow you to use a. Double check with your web hosting provider if your file is not working. If you are having problems with the instructions on how to create.

You can download my exmaple file to get your progress kick started. Depending on your operating system, double check the download to see if the dot ". If not, just rename to ". Password protect a directory. Place user name and password in. The AddOutputFilter directive maps the filename extension extension to the filters which will process responses from the server before they are sent to the client.

This mapping is merged over any already in force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same extension. This is very useful for protecting the wp-login. You can use this htpasswd generator. You must be logged in to submit feedback. Have you taken the WordPress Survey yet?