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.htaccess Generator

Build HTTPS, www and security rules for Apache.

Processed locally — nothing is uploaded

About Webmaster File Generator

One thing worth knowing before you use it: robots.txt controls crawling, not indexing. A blocked URL can still surface in results when something else links to it, and suppressing that needs a noindex tag instead.

Generate an Apache .htaccess with HTTPS and www redirects, directory-listing blocks and custom error pages. The rules are built in your browser, ready to paste in.

Build a robots.txt with crawl rules, a valid XML sitemap from your list of page URLs, and a .htaccess with HTTPS and www redirects plus common security options. These three files are the backbone of a well-configured, search-friendly website.

Copy the output and drop each file into your site's root. A correct robots.txt and sitemap help search engines crawl efficiently, while .htaccess rules enforce HTTPS and clean redirects.

Learn how this works

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Frequently asked questions

Which servers use .htaccess?

Apache, and only when the server is configured to allow it. Nginx ignores these files entirely — its rules live in the main server config — so on Nginx or most modern hosts these directives will do nothing.

Should a redirect be 301 or 302?

301 for anything permanent, such as a moved page or forcing a canonical host, because that is what consolidates ranking signals onto the new URL. 302 is for genuinely temporary moves; using it for a permanent one leaves the old URL indexed indefinitely.

Why did my rewrite rule break the whole site?

Almost always a syntax error or a redirect loop — .htaccess is applied per request, so one bad line returns a 500 for every page immediately. Always keep a copy of the working file before editing, and test one rule at a time.

Common Use Cases

  • •Forcing HTTPS or a single canonical www/non-www host
  • •Setting up 301 redirects after restructuring URLs
  • •Adding cache-control or security headers on shared hosting

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