Quick PHP Code Tips and Examples

Those who run websites on Apache Web server will mostly familiar with the Apache .htaccess file which is used as configuration file on a particular directory. The use of .htaccess file is extremely popular with shared web hosting plans due to its flexibility.

.htaccess file can be use to

1. Block access to website from certain ip addresses
2. Create password protected directory
3. Protects your file from hotlinking
4. Block hitbots and spam bots
5. Help create customized error page (404 ,401, 501,503 page)

However each of the task listed above requires different htaccess directive in order to make it work. Coupled with Regular Expression, .htaccess file might no be intuitive to average web masters.

Luckily there's http://www.htaccesstools.com/ which helps you generate the rules mention above. The website is relatively simple to use and easy to understand.

It even features .htaccess help forum for those who have questions about writing .htaccess files.

All in all, http://www.htaccesstools.com/ is a worth website bookmarking for, especially if you're running websites powered by Apache web server.

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