Difference between revisions of "Glossary/htaccess"

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-Htaccess stands for "hypertext access," and is the default name of a directory-level configuration file that allows for decentralized management of web server configurations.
+Htaccess stands for "hypertext access." An .htaccess file is often used to redirect one web page to another. It's a faster way of redirecting people, because before a web page is served to the web browser, the web server first checks for an .htaccess file. If there is one, the original page will not load, and people only see the new page.
-Your .htaccess files are important because......

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