.htaccess stands for hypertext access. It is the default name of Apache directory-level configuration file. .htaccess file provides a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. .htaccess file is placed in a particular directory and the directives in the .htaccess file apply to that directory and all subdirectories thereof.The filename starts with a dot because dot files are by convention hidden files on Unix-like operating systems.

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