htaccess or httpd.conf?

[Ian_W]

Hi,

Simple question :) Which is better for the server/browsers, to put commands like redirects in httpd.conf or .htaccess?

Thanks.

[bcc1234]

httpd.conf is better.
It's only processed when you restart apache.
.htaccess is processed with every request (to check if the timestamp has changed).

It's got nothing to do with browsers.

[Ian_W]

Sorry, when I said browsers, I meant users browsing the sites :) Apologies.

[jdMorgan]

Ian_W,

I think .htaccess is better for development. If you have a lot of complex rules to develop, get them working and tweaked-up in .htaccess, and then modify them and move them to httpd.conf. This saves a lot of server restarts.

I absolutely agree that httpd.conf is the best place to put them once they're working - if you have that option.

Jim

[Ian_W]

Thanks to you both - much appreciated.