What is an .htaccess file and how to use it?

[orientation]

hi friends,

What is an .htaccess file and how to use it?

[DarkAccrochCoeur]

Un fichier .htaccess, c'est tout simplement un fichier de configuration d'un serveur.
A l'aide de commandes apache, vous pouvez par exemple protéger un répertoire, effectuer les classiques redirections de pages, spécifier la page d'accueil de votre site, les pages d'erreurs .....

[webiletechnologies]

.htaccess is a configuration file for use on web servers running the Apache Web Server software. When a .htaccess file is placed in a directory which is in turn 'loaded via the Apache Web Server', then the .htaccess file is detected and executed by the Apache Web Server software.

[Kevin01]

In simple words the .htacess file is a configuration file used by Apache Web Server.