Altaway Technologies, Inc : Mainframe-class virtual machines

Altaway Technologies, Inc : Mainframe-class virtual machines: "1 - Introduction to .htaccess files
2 - FileTypes
3 - Handlers
4 - URL Rewriting
5 - User authentication
6 - Host-based access control
7 - Directory indexing

Introduction to .htaccess files

Your Web directory and its subdirectories can contain per-directory configuration files called .htaccess files. Whenever Stronghold (our Web server) receives a request for a file, it first looks for a file called .htaccess in that directory and its parent directories. If one is present, Stronghold considers the configuration directives within it before responding to the request. A .htaccess file works like this:

* A .htaccess file must be a plain text file and contain no special formatting elements. Use a text editor to create your .htaccess file. If you create it with a word processor, be sure to save it as plain text.
* A .htaccess file contains a list of configuration directives and nothing else.
* If a .htaccess file contains any other information, it must be commented out in order to prevent errors
* A .htaccess file must be saved in the top directory to which you want it to apply. The directives apply to that directory and its subdirectories.
* If a subdirectory contains a .htaccess file, it overrides the .htaccess"