Category Archive: .htaccess
Posts about Apache and .htaccess
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
In addition to www canonicalization, you can also canonicalize the HTTP protocol, redirecting HTTP to HTTPS (or vice versa) with .htaccess.
.htaccess for Apple Touch Icons
Devices and bots are often searching for different versions of the Apple Touch Icon. Here is a quick slice of .htaccess to redirect all apple-icon requests to apple.png.
Allow access to external IPs during development
When developing sites, an easy way to keep things private is to use .htaccess to restrict access based on IP address.
FeedBurner .htaccess redirect
Need to redirect your feeds to FeedBurner? Here’s how to do it with a thin slice of .htaccess.
Remove www and index.php from URL
Here’s a handy .htaccess snippet for canonicalizing URLs by removing the “www”, “index.php”, and “index.html” from all requests.
PHP trap for bad bots
Another effective trap for bad bots and spammers, built with PHP and a slice of .htaccess.
Block XSS with .htaccess
Quick snippet today that you can add to your .htaccess file to block some common XSS (cross-site scripting) attacks.
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