.htaccess – Purpose, Considerations
.htaccess is a hidden file in the web server which comes in handy when the sites are hosted in shared environment.
Considerations:
Slight hit to performance takes place when .htaccess directive is set as Apache checks each directory for its existence before any file access in that directory
Next consideration will be with regards how the site owners manage the setting changes and its security which can be misused.
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