.htaccess Generator

Generate Apache .htaccess configuration files

Quick Presets

Basic Settings

Space-separated list of default files

Security Headers

URL Redirects

No redirects configured. Click "Add Redirect" to create one.

Browser Caching

.css
Cache for 1 year
.js
Cache for 1 year
.png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg
Cache for 1 year
.woff|woff2|ttf|eot
Cache for 1 year
.pdf
Cache for 1 month
.html|htm
Cache for 1 day

Custom Rules

Advanced users can add custom Apache directives

Generated .htaccess

apache
# Generated by devtools.software
# .htaccess file

# Directory index files
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

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

# Security headers
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
    Header always set X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
    Header always set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
    Header always set X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
</IfModule>

# Gzip compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
    # Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
</IfModule>

# Browser caching
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
    ExpiresActive on
    ExpiresByType image/css "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/js "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/png|image/jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/woff|image/woff2|ttf|eot "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType font/woff "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType font/woff2 "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType application/font-woff "access plus 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/pdf "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
</IfModule>

Usage Instructions

Installation

  • • Download the generated .htaccess file
  • • Upload it to your website's root directory
  • • Ensure your server supports Apache mod_rewrite
  • • Test redirects and functionality
  • • Monitor server error logs for issues

Security Features

  • • HTTPS redirects for secure connections
  • • Security headers prevent common attacks
  • • HSTS enforces HTTPS for repeat visitors
  • • Content-Type sniffing protection
  • • Clickjacking protection with X-Frame-Options

Performance

  • • Gzip compression reduces file sizes
  • • Browser caching improves load times
  • • Proper cache headers for different file types
  • • Leverage browser caching for static assets
  • • Reduce server load with client-side caching

Common Issues

  • • Check server supports required modules
  • • Verify correct file permissions (644)
  • • Test redirects don't create loops
  • • Monitor server error logs
  • • Backup existing .htaccess before replacing
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