Short answer
Apache is long-established web server software, and
.htaccess is its per-folder configuration file. The format matters beyond Apache itself because other web servers, including LiteSpeed, read the same file — which is why .htaccess instructions work across most shared hosting.This is a general web-hosting explanation, not specific to Traxio.
Learn more
- What is .htaccess? A practical guideWhat .htaccess files do, where they apply, the rules people use most, and how to recover quickly when one breaks your site.
- Redirects with .htaccess: copy-ready examplesWorking .htaccess redirect rules for single pages, whole folders, domain changes, HTTPS and www — with notes on 301 vs 302 and avoiding loops.
- Creating custom 404 and error pagesReplace the plain server error pages with your own 404, 403 and 500 pages using .htaccess, and make sure a 404 still returns the right status code.
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