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.htaccess generator

Tick what you need and copy a ready .htaccess. Covers the rules people search for most: HTTPS, www, redirects and caching.

Runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is sent to our servers.

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301 redirects (old path → new URL)/old-page https://example.com/new-pageBlock IPs203.0.113.7, 198.51.100.0/24Custom 404 page

.htaccess

RewriteEngine On

# Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

# Redirect www to the bare domain
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

# No directory listing
Options -Indexes

# Hide service files
<FilesMatch "^\.(env|git|htpasswd)|\.(bak|sql|log|ini)$">
  Require all denied
</FilesMatch>

# Compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/css text/xml application/javascript application/json image/svg+xml
</IfModule>

# Browser caching
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
  ExpiresActive On
  ExpiresByType image/webp "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 week"
  ExpiresByType font/woff2 "access plus 1 year"
</IfModule>

Works on Apache and LiteSpeed. nginx ignores .htaccess — put equivalent rules into the server block.

How it works

The generated file uses mod_rewrite for HTTPS and www redirects, Redirect 301 for moved pages, mod_expires and mod_deflate for caching and compression, and Require for access rules — all standard on Apache 2.4 and LiteSpeed. Blocks are wrapped in IfModule where a missing module would otherwise cause a 500 error. nginx ignores .htaccess entirely: there the same rules go into the server block.

FAQ

Will this work on nginx?

No, nginx doesn't read .htaccess. Use return 301 and location blocks in the server config instead.

I got a 500 error after uploading

Usually a module isn't enabled (rewrite, expires, headers) or AllowOverride is off. Check the Apache error log — it names the exact line.

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