Where do I place the .htaccess file?

Place the file in your Apache web root directory (often /var/www/html or public_html).

Apache .htaccess Generator - Rewrites & Redirections | MiniToolDesk

Core Routing & Security Directives

Force HTTPS (301 Permanent Redirect)

WWW Canonicalization

Prevent Directory Listing (Options -Indexes)

Enable Gzip / Deflate Compression

Browser Caching (ExpiresHeaders)

Block Malicious Web Scrapers & Bad Bots

.htaccess Configuration Output

# ========================================================
# Apache .htaccess Configuration
# Generated by MiniToolDesk (100% Client-Side)
# ========================================================

RewriteEngine On

# Force HTTPS Redirection
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

# Redirect www to non-www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

# Disable Directory Browsing
Options -Indexes

# Custom 404 Error Page
ErrorDocument 404 /404.html

# Enable Gzip / Brotli Compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css text/javascript application/javascript application/json
</IfModule>

# Leverage Browser Caching (Expires Headers)
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
  ExpiresActive On
  ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
</IfModule>

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