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.htaccess Generator

Name: .htaccess Generator
Author: SoftwareTestTips

Generate Apache .htaccess configuration for redirects, security, and caching.

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Block IPs (one per line)

Redirects (format: /old-url /new-url)

.htaccess Output

# Generated .htaccess file
# Generated by SoftwareTestTips Tools

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

# Disable directory listing
Options -Indexes

# Custom error pages
ErrorDocument 400 /errors/400.html
ErrorDocument 401 /errors/401.html
ErrorDocument 403 /errors/403.html
ErrorDocument 404 /errors/404.html
ErrorDocument 500 /errors/500.html

# Browser caching
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
  ExpiresActive On
  ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/webp "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType font/woff2 "access plus 1 year"
</IfModule>

# GZIP compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/json
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
</IfModule>

What is .htaccess Generator?

Common Use Cases

URL Redirects

Create 301/302 redirects for site migrations.

HTTPS Forcing

Redirect HTTP to HTTPS automatically.

Security Headers

Add security headers to your Apache server.

Cache Control

Configure browser caching for better performance.

How to Use This Tool

Select the type of rule you need
Fill in the required parameters
Generate the .htaccess code
Add to your .htaccess file