Free .htaccess Generator — Apache Rules for Redirects, HTTPS & Security
An .htaccess file is an Apache server configuration file that controls URL rewrites, HTTPS enforcement, browser caching, GZIP compression, and security headers at the directory level. This generator produces ready-to-copy .htaccess blocks for the most common use cases without writing Apache syntax manually.
How to use .htaccess Generator
Select rules to include
Toggle: force HTTPS, www redirect, browser caching, GZIP, security headers, custom error pages.
Configure options
For redirects, choose www → non-www or non-www → www. Set cache expiry per file type.
Copy and deploy
Paste the generated content into your .htaccess file in the web root (public/ or public_html/).
Frequently asked questions
An .htaccess (hypertext access) file applies Apache web server configuration at the directory level without requiring access to the main `httpd.conf` server configuration. It controls URL rewriting and redirects, HTTPS enforcement, browser caching, GZIP compression, access authentication, IP-based access control, custom error pages, and security response headers — all scoped to the directory it sits in and all its subdirectories.
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Further reading
Authority documentation and specifications behind this tool.
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