Basic Use of .htaccess file

• Set up redirects (301, 302)
• Re-write URLs (pretty URLs)
• Restrict access (IP blocking, password protection)
• Set custom error pages (404, 403, etc.)
• Force HTTPS
• Enable caching
• Modify PHP settings (if allowed by the server)

Force HTTPS

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Redirect from old page to new page

Redirect 301 /old-page.html https://example.com/new-page.html

Custom 404 Page

ErrorDocument 404 /custom-404.html

Prevent directory listing

Options -Indexes

Enable gzip compression

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/css application/javascript