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title: "What is htaccess? Why do we use this and Where?"  
description: "What is htaccess? Why do we use this and Where?"  
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# What is htaccess? Why do we use this and Where?

.htaccess files are configuration files of Apache Server which provide a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. A file containing one or more configuration directives is placed in a particular document directory and the directives apply to that directory and all subdirectories thereof.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

.htaccess files are configuration files of Apache Server which provide a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. A file containing one or more configuration directives is placed in a particular document directory and the directives apply to that directory and all subdirectories thereof.


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