.htaccess files allow us to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. .htaccess files work in Apache Web Server on both Linux/Unix and Windows operating system. In Apache, the format of .htaccess is the same as the server's global configuration file.
There are several things that developers, site owners and webmasters can do with .htaccess files, for example:
- Prevent directory browsing
- Redirect visitors from one page or directory to another
- Password protection for sensitive directories
- URL-Rewriting (e.g. rewriting long, unwieldy URLs to shorter ones)
- Change the default index page of a directory
- Prevent hot-linking of images from your website
- per-directory cache control
sources:
http://www.bloghash.com/2006/11/beginners-guide-to-htaccess-file-with-examples/
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