The Apache httpd documentation has been telling people not to use .htaccess files for over twenty years. > However, in general, use of .htaccess files should b

The Apache httpd documentation has been telling people not to use .htaccess files for over twenty years. > However, in general, use of .htaccess files should be avoided when possible. Any configuration that you would consider putting in a .htaccess file, can just as effectively be made in a <Directory> section in your main server configuration file. 2002: https://web.archive.org/web/20020805160131/http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/htaccess.html#when https://web.archive.org/web/20020805160131/http://httpd.apac... Present day: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/howto/htaccess.html#when https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/howto/htaccess.html#wh...