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Posted by Zach Allan
Zach Allan
19,452 Points

What does the .htaccess file do?

In this video, Zac mentioned creating an .htaccess file on our web server. What does this enable us to do? What changes can we make using this file?

1 Answer

Dustin Matlock
Dustin Matlock
33,856 Points

Hi Zack, .htaccess has a number of functions. In WordPress, it mainly helps set permalinks.

Here are a few resources for further review.

Zach Allan
Zach Allan
19,452 Points

Thanks Dustin Matlock. Appreciate your quick answer and links to resources.