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 This article will help you understand and build your knowledge of the .htaccess file you see when you run an Apache Web Server like ours.
-===Article is still under writing===
+'''''Note''': Article is still under editing''
 ==What is a .htaccess file?==
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 ==Usage and Commands==
-'''Change the Default Directory Index File''': It can be used to chnage the default index file which is normally index.html, index.ext... to anything like foo.ext or whatever name/extension you prefer. To do this, use:
+Here are some examples as to how they can be used.
+===Change the Default Directory Index File===
+It can be used to chnage the default index file which is normally index.html, index.ext... to anything like foo.ext or whatever name/extension you prefer. To do this, use:
 <pre>DirectoryIndex foo.ext home.html home.php foo.php</pre>
-'''Customizing Error Handling/Error Pages''': If you have ever wondered how people chnage their 404, 500... error pages to something like lost.ext, then you will like this code in your .htaccess file:
+===Customizing Error Handling/Error Pages===
+If you have ever wondered how people chnage their 404, 500... error pages to something like lost.ext, then you will like this code in your .htaccess file:
 <pre>
 <nowiki>
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 Where [Error Number] is replaced with the error number, and [Error Document] is replaced with the path fo the error document which can be internal or external as in:
 <pre>http://www.anothersite.com/foo.ext or /foo.ext</pre>
-'''Server Generated URL Redirects''': You moved or renamed a directory and you know people still have the old directory bookmarked so you want them to be redirected to the new directory, then you can use this code:
+===Server Generated URL Redirects===
+You moved or renamed a directory and you know people still have the old directory bookmarked so you want them to be redirected to the new directory, then you can use this code:
 <pre>Redirect [Trigger] [New Destination]
 Redirect /old http://www.url.com/new
 Redirect /old /new</pre>
-'''Limiting Access by Hostname/IP Address''': Use this section of this article if you are intrested in blocking access to a file/folder on your server:
+===Limiting Access by Hostname/IP Address===
+Use this section of this article if you are intrested in blocking access to a file/folder on your server:
 <pre>
 <Files admin.cgi>
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 </files>
 </pre>
-'''Limiting Access by User''': This part lets you use a .htaccess/.htpasswd user login system that uses cookies. It is not fully safe because the session does not expire until all open broswers are closed so try not to use it much on your site section that needs foul proof security. Here is the code:
+===Limiting Access by User===
+This part lets you use a .htaccess/.htpasswd user login system that uses cookies. It is not fully safe because the session does not expire until all open broswers are closed so try not to use it much on your site section that needs foul proof security. Here is the code:
 <pre>
 AuthType Basic