Hyper Text Access: A form of password protection to be used on HTML files and main server directories.
A file that allows you to protect your Web page, site or a directory from unwanted users. This file will not allow access to anyone who does not have permission to view your site.
Short for Hypertext Access. This is the default name of the Apache configuration file. This is where 301 redirects, custom error pages and mod_rewrite can be specified
Standing for Hyper Text Access, the .htaccess file is a configuration file that contains server directives (small commands known by the server) that tell the server how to behave. A .htaccess file can also be used to restrict access (password-protection) to specific files and/or directories on the Internet. Links: Google, .htaccess Tutorial
a control file used by the Apache Web server to configure many customizable features for your Web site
An ordinary text file that you can create using Notepad or any text editor which is uploaded to your web server (website). The file is given no name and has an extension of "htaccess". Because the file's name begins with a period it's treated as a hidden file by UNIX servers thereby increasing it's security. This file contains directives issued to Apache thereby customizing the way your website server behaves. A .htaccess file's most common uses to : password-protect directories Customize error pages Redirect unwanted visitors Declare server parsed extensions. See Upload Pro for a script that handles the creation and management of password-protected directories.
htaccess is an Apache file that allows server configuration instructions.
This is the default name of a configuration file that contains "server directives" (commands known by the server) that tell the server how to behave. One common use for an .htaccess file is to restrict access (password-protection) to specific files or directories on the Internet or intranet, or to specify a particular web page to be accessed when there the file requested by the browser is not found (error 404).
htaccess, the Apache per-site configuration file allows you to customize parts of your website through the web server itself. You can create password protected areas of your site (for example, requiring a password for your web statistics), or change error files, setup redirections or use flexible mod rewrite rules.
configuration file that is placed inside the web tree and applies configuration → directives to the directory where it is placed and all sub-directories. Despite its name, this file can hold almost any type of directive, not just access-control directives. See: Configuration Files
htaccess is a file used by Apache servers to overide the normal server configuration.
A special file used by the Apache Web Server. Using .htaccess you can configure quite a lot options of the web server itself. For example, you can: change default/start page of your site; prevent directory listing; establish password protection; prevent hotlinking; manage redirects; set some mime types; deny access by ip address or hostname.