An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives which tell a web server how to operate in specific occasions. It should be placed in the folder in which these directives should be executed. A lot of script-driven applications employ this type of a file to perform correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use this kind of a file with customized content as well and do a wide range of things - block an IP address, a whole network or particular websites from accessing your site, set tailor-made error pages which will appear rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, set up a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you will have significantly better control over your web presence.

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