With an .htaccess file, you'll specify how the web server that handles the requests to your Internet sites must act in a variety of occasions. This is a text file with directives that are executed when somebody tries to open your Internet site and what happens next is determined by the content of the file. For example, you can block a particular IP address from accessing your website, therefore the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain to some other URL, so the server will direct the visitor to the new web address. You can also use customized error pages or preserve any part of your site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file inside the correct folder. Many widely used script-driven apps, such as WordPress, Drupal™ and Joomla™, use an .htaccess file to work correctly.

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