.htaccess Generator

The .htaccess file is a directory-level configuration file for Apache HTTP Server that controls URL rewriting, redirections, access control, caching, and security headers without modifying the main server configuration. URL rewriting rules use mod_rewrite with RewriteRule and RewriteCond directives to create clean URLs (example.com/products/widget instead of example.com/product.php?id=42), implement permanent (301) and temporary (302) redirects, force HTTPS, add or remove www prefixes, and route single-page application URLs to index.html. Access control rules restrict access by IP address, require authentication, and block specific user agents or referrers. Caching headers (mod_expires and mod_headers) set browser caching durations for static assets. Security headers protect against XSS (Content-Security-Policy), clickjacking (X-Frame-Options), and MIME sniffing (X-Content-Type-Options). The AllTools .htaccess Generator creates these configuration rules through a visual interface — select the rules you need, configure parameters, and download the resulting .htaccess file. All generation runs locally in your browser — your URL patterns and security configurations stay on your device.

Several .htaccess configurations are needed in nearly every Apache-hosted website. HTTPS enforcement redirects all HTTP requests to HTTPS: RewriteEngine On / RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off / RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]. WWW normalization adds or removes the www prefix for URL consistency — search engines treat www and non-www as different sites without this. Trailing slash normalization ensures URLs consistently end with or without trailing slashes, preventing duplicate content. Custom error pages (ErrorDocument 404 /404.html) provide user-friendly error handling. Browser caching sets expiration headers for static assets: images, CSS, and JavaScript cached for one year, HTML cached for shorter periods. Gzip compression (mod_deflate) compresses text-based responses (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, SVG) for faster delivery. Hot-link protection prevents other sites from embedding your images. These rules interact with each other — RewriteRule ordering matters, and conflicting rules can create redirect loops. The AllTools generator handles these interactions, producing tested rule combinations that work correctly together.