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• Apache directory-level configuration file which can be used to password protect or redirect files.

  As a note of caution, make sure you copy your current .htaccess file before editing it, and do not edit it on a site that you can't afford to have go down unless you know what you are doing.

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  • .htaccess, 301 Redirects & SEO
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  .htaccess. (n.d.). The Search Engine Marketing Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/htaccess.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  .htaccess. www.seobook.com. The Search Engine Marketing Glossary. SEO Book. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/htaccess (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  ".htaccess." The Search Engine Marketing Glossary. SEO Book. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/htaccess.

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