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Most hosting companies will host multiple domains on one server, and all the domains use the same Web server software installed on that server. This presents a problem. What if two Webmasters using the same server need different Web server configurations? Apache addressed this by using .htaccess files. (Other Web-server software packages have similar functionality. If your host isn't using Apache, you'll have to ask them how to implement local configurations.)
Apache, like any other software, has configuration files. Your host edits these "global" configuration files to serve as a default for all of the sites hosted on the server. The .htaccess file (pronounced "h t access") acts as a "local" configuration file so that individual Websites can customize the configuration to suit their needs.
The .htaccess file is an ordinary text file that you can create using Notepad or any text editor and ftp it into your Web root directory. This file will contain the configuration statements (commands) to customize the Apache Web server software for your Website.
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