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- Under the Files<\/strong> section, click on File Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- On the left side<\/strong>, click on the public_html <\/strong>directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Here you will see the files and folders. <\/strong><\/li>\n
- In this section, if you’re not able to see the .htaccess file<\/strong>, then go to Settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- In this Preferences<\/strong> window, you need to mark the option Show Hidden Files (Dotfiles).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Click on the Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Now, you will be able to see the .htaccess file<\/strong>, if you don\u2019t see it then you need to create a new one<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- To create a new .htaccess file, <\/strong>click on File <\/strong>option in File Manager. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- A New File <\/strong>window appears.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Now, <\/strong>in New File Name<\/strong> text box type the file name as .htaccess<\/strong> and enter a directory where you want to place the .htaccess file in the below section. Here I have selected public_html <\/strong>directory so it is being displayed by default in this section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-73.png\")
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- Click on Create New File <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Right-click on .htaccess file<\/strong> and click on Edit <\/strong>option in the Context Menu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- After clicking on the Edit<\/strong> option, one dialogue box appears on the screen which will ask you for Character Encoding.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- If you don\u2019t want to select any Character Encoding<\/strong> option, just click on the Edit<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- After clicking on the Edit<\/strong> button, a new window appears in which you can update the existing code OR add a new one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Make the changes and click on Save Changes <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nSo, in this way you can add OR edit .htaccess file<\/strong> through cPanel file manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Make the changes and click on Save Changes <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- If you don\u2019t want to select any Character Encoding<\/strong> option, just click on the Edit<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- After clicking on the Edit<\/strong> option, one dialogue box appears on the screen which will ask you for Character Encoding.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Right-click on .htaccess file<\/strong> and click on Edit <\/strong>option in the Context Menu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Click on Create New File <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Now, <\/strong>in New File Name<\/strong> text box type the file name as .htaccess<\/strong> and enter a directory where you want to place the .htaccess file in the below section. Here I have selected public_html <\/strong>directory so it is being displayed by default in this section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- To create a new .htaccess file, <\/strong>click on File <\/strong>option in File Manager. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Now, you will be able to see the .htaccess file<\/strong>, if you don\u2019t see it then you need to create a new one<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Click on the Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- In this section, if you’re not able to see the .htaccess file<\/strong>, then go to Settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Here you will see the files and folders. <\/strong><\/li>\n
- On the left side<\/strong>, click on the public_html <\/strong>directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n