Web Updates

1. Always be sure to upload .htaccess files in ascii mode, sending it up as binary will break it (and usually          make your server very, very unhappy.)

2. .htaccess does not work if you’re on a windows server.

3. Make sure you triple check your changes. Clear your cache and look, test the server headers to make sure      you see a 301 (that means its permanent) not a 302 (temporary) unless you are absolutely sure you really     mean temporary.

4. Since some operating systems don’t allow you to make a file without something before the “.” you may        need to save it as something.htaccess, some may even have to save it as htaccess.txt and change it once       you’ve uploaded it.

5. Make sure your ftp program will show .htaccess files (FileZilla does and is free) It is a bit hard to edit             something you can’t see

6. Double check that you’re not overwriting an old one (some servers already place one there for your custom 404 pages etc.)

7. Make sure you replace example.com with your own sites URL

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