How To Use .htaccess File

  .htaccess files are usually plain texts perhaps its because they are meant to hide some files that the owner may not want to be accessible to all website browsers. .htaccess allows directories protection through passwords once they are directed in the cpanel. You need not worry about your site is having errors because .htaccess gives a room for troubleshooting by simply renaming the .htaccess with a different name. Whats more exciting are the many other functions of the .htaccess file because it prohibits hotlinks, rewrites URL, creates redirects and also the reconfiguration of settings. However overwhelming these functions may be to you, do not ever think of just making changes in your website through .htaccess anyhow, before you perform a backup of your existing files. This is because you may end up frustrated when every other file gets altered and nothing can be done about it.