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Real-Life Htaccess Files from My Server

#### No https except to wp-admin -
# If the request is empty ( implies fopen or normal file access by a php script )
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^$ [OR]
 
# OR if the request if for wp-admin or wp-login.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(wp-admin|wp-login\.php).*$ [NC,OR]
 
# OR if the Referer is https
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^https://www.askapache.com/.*$ [NC]
 
# THEN skip the following rule, basically all this does is force https or badhost to be redirected
# BUT because of the above 3 rewritecond's, this won't break poorly written admin scripts
RewriteRule .* - [S=1]
 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.askapache\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* http://www.askapache.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
 
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /(wp-admin/.*|wp-login\.php.*)\ HTTP/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Tags: AddHandler, Apache, Backups, Block IP, Cache-Control, cheatsheets, developers, errordocument, etag, htaccess tricks, http cookie, indexes, Mod_Security, open source, password protection, real world, rewritecond, rewriterule, Source Code
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Security, Server Administration, Web Hosting, Webmaster | Published on 04/17/2010 |4 Comments »

HTTP Status Codes and .htaccess ErrorDocuments

There are a total of 57 HTTP Status Codes recognized by the Apache Web Server. Wouldn’t you like to see what all those headers and their output, ErrorDocuments look like?

Tags: 301 Redirect, 302 Redirect, 401, 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found, 500, 503, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, authorization, Bandwidth, curl, Dig, error log, errordocument, Flash, Forms, GET, Google, Htaccess, HTTP Error, HTTP Headers, HTTP Status Codes, httpd, HTTPS SSL, If-Modified-Since, password, Perl, PHP, phpBB, Port, post, ram, Redirect, Redirection, Request Method, Security, SEO, server, servers, Sniffing, Source Code, SSI, stat, tutorial, Wget, Wireshark, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, Server Administration, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WiredTree | Published on 01/04/2010 |22 Comments »

Firefox Add-ons for Web Developers

Advanced Web Development by AskApache is a Firefox Collection I created since I’m always trying new Addons out and using multiple computers and I wanted a quick and easy way to install my favorite’s and keep a running list. Firebug, YSlow, LastPass, and Web Developer are the only ones I always use regularly.

I like the idea of the last.fm but it’s not as powerful as the site, which is awesome. Lately listening to Kings of Leon Radio…

Tags: 401, 403 Forbidden, 500, Accessibility, Advanced, Ajax, Apache, askapache, Backups, Cache, caching, CommandLine, console, Cookies, CSS, debugging, Dig, DNS, Email, encryption, feed, Firebug, Firefox, Flash, Forms, GET, Gmail, Google, HTTP Headers, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Login, Networking, Nice, Pagerank, password, Performance, PHP, Port, post, ram, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, servers, SOCKS, Source Code, SPEED, SSH, SSH Tunnels, SSI, stat, tmpfs, trick, Username, Web Development, Wireshark, WordPress, YSlow
Posted in Cache, Firefox, Google, Hacking, Javascript, Making Money, Music, Review, SEO, Security, Web Design, Web Tools, Webmaster, Windows | Published on 10/18/2009 |4 Comments »

Protecting Files with Advanced Mod_Rewrite Anti-Hotlinking

If you have files on your site that you don’t want indexed by malicious search engines, grabbed and leeched by malicious spammers, or stolen and made available elsewhere, you can use mod_rewrite to drastically reduce or totally reduce that activity.

Tags: Advanced, Apache, askapache, Blocking, Cookies, CSS, Firefox, GET, hotlinking, Htaccess, htaccess tutorial, HTTP Headers, Javascript, Mod_Rewrite, ram, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, robots.txt, SEO, server, stat, tutorial, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Javascript, Linux Unix BSD, Security, Webmaster | Published on 09/16/2009 |1 Comment »

Crazy Advanced Mod_Rewrite Tutorial

Note: Extremely ILL Content
Find the key to unlocking mod_rewrite and you WILL be sick.. sick with a diamond disease on your wrist!

Tags: 404 Not Found, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, Cache, cheatsheet, Cookies, Dig, errordocument, feed, FeedBurner, FeedCount, Firefox, GET, HowTo, Htaccess, htaccess rewrite, HTTP Headers, HTTP Status Codes, httpd, httpd.conf, HTTPS SSL, Linux, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Security, Nice, Perl, PHP, Port, post, ram, Redirect, Redirection, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Security, SEO, server, servers, SetEnvIf, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Featured, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD | Published on 09/11/2009 |22 Comments »

Hire AskApache

Hi there, do you want help with a project (SEO, site/server optimization, setup, wordpress plugin development, other programming, server issues, security issues, etc.) or need some expert consulting? I’m very comfortable working freelance for clients from all across the globe. I enjoy helping good causes or sites/webmasters similar to mine, and I enjoy making new friends and networking. Personally, I love to chat on the phone or instant message with fellow webmasters and web entrepreneurs, and I like networking with like-minded individuals. Once my services are retained we will communicate any way that works best for you.. Billing is pretty…

Tags: Apache, askapache, Email, GET, Htaccess, HTTPS SSL, Mod_Rewrite, Networking, Nice, Optimization, Performance, Port, ram, Rewrite Tricks, Security, SEO, server, SSI, stat, WordPress
Posted in | Published on 09/04/2009 |No Comments »

An AskApache Plugin Upgrade to Rule them All

So my blog as been rather quiet for almost a year now, and very few updates if any have been released for my Password Protection PLugin, my Google 404 Plugin, and definately not for my AskApache CrazyCache plugin, which I will be releasing last… So for all of you who’ve helped me out by sending me suggestions and notifying me of errors and sticking with it… Just wanted to say sorry about that, and thanks for all the great ideas.. Well, I’ve been sticking with it as well believe it our not. I manage to get free days once in a while, and then its time to jam.

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Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, Security, Web Hosting, Web Tools, Webmaster, Windows, WordPress, WordPress Plugins | Published on 07/29/2009 |1 Comment »

Htaccess SEO Trends by Google

htaccess vs. httpd.conf

Tags: Apache, askapache, GET, Google, Htaccess, httpd, httpd.conf, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Security, Perl, PHP, ram, Rewrite Tricks, Security, SEO, server, servers, stat
Posted in Apache, Google, Htaccess, PHP, SEO | Published on 03/29/2009 |1 Comment »

Advanced Htaccess – SSI, ErrorDocuments, DirectoryIndexing SEO

3-Part article covering practical implementation of 3 advanced .htaccess features. Discover an easy way to boost your SEO the AskApache way (focus on visitors), a tip you might keep and use for life. Get some cool security tricks to use against spammers, crackers, and other nefarious sorts. Take your site’s error handling to the next level, enhanced ErrorDocuments that go beyond 404′s.

Tags: 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found, 500, 503, admin, Advanced, Apache, Apache Htaccess, askapache, AskApache Google 404, ASP, bash, Cache, Cookies, CSS, Dig, Email, errordocument, feed, Firefox, Forms, GET, Google, HowTo, Htaccess, htaccess files, htaccess rewrite, HTTP Headers, HTTP-EQUIV, httpd, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Linux, mod_include, Nice, password, Perl, PHP, Port, ram, Redirect, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, Server Side Includes, servers, SetEnvIf, Source Code, SSH, SSI, stat, SymLinks, trick, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DNS, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Security, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WiredTree | Published on 03/09/2009 |1 Comment »

The Ultimate Htaccess

Skip this – still under edit

I discovered these tips and tricks mostly while working as a network security penetration specialist hired to find security holes in web hosting environments. Shared hosting is the most common and cheapest form of web-hosting where multiple customers are placed on a single machine and “share” the resources (CPU/RAM/SPACE). The machines are configured to basically ONLY do HTTP and FTP. No shells or any interactive logins, no ssh, just FTP access. That is when I started examining htaccess files in great detail and learned about the incredible untapped power of htaccess. For 99% of the worlds best Apache admins, they don’t use .htaccess much, if AT ALL. It’s much easier, safer, and faster to configure Apache using the httpd.conf file instead. However, this file is almost never readable on shared-hosts, and I’ve never seen it writable. So the only avenue left for those on shared-hosting was and is the .htaccess file, and holy freaking fiber-optics.. it’s almost as powerful as httpd.conf itself!

Most all .htaccess code works in the httpd.conf file, but not all httpd.conf code works in .htaccess files, around 50%. So all the best Apache admins and programmers never used .htaccess files. There was no incentive for those with access to httpd.conf to use htaccess, and the gap grew. It’s common to see “computer gurus” on forums and mailing lists rail against all uses and users of .htaccess files, smugly announcing the well known problems with .htaccess files compared with httpd.conf – I wonder if these “gurus” know the history of the htaccess file, like it’s use in the earliest versions of the HTTP Server- NCSA’s HTTPd, which BTW, became known as Apache HTTP. So you could easily say that htaccess files predates Apache itself.

Once I discovered what .htaccess files could do towards helping me enumerate and exploit security vulnerabilities even on big shared-hosts I focused all my research into .htaccess files, meaning I was reading the venerable Apache HTTP Source code 24/7! I compiled every released version of the Apache Web Server, ever, even NCSA’s, and focused on enumerating the most powerful htaccess directives. Good times! Because my focus was on protocol/file/network vulnerabilites instead of web dev I built up a nice toolbox of htaccess tricks to do unusual things. When I switched over to webdev in 2005 I started using htaccess for websites, not research. I documented most of my favorites and rewrote the htaccess guide for webdevelopers. After some great encouragement on various forums and nets I decided to start a blog to share my work with everyone, AskApache.com was registered, I published my guide, and it was quickly plagiarized and scraped all over the net. Information is freedom, and freedom is information, so this blog has the least restrictive copyright for you. Feel free to modify, copy, republish, sell, or use anything on this site ;)

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Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Google, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Security, Web Design, Web Hosting, Web Tools, Webmaster, WordPress | Published on 01/10/2009 |66 Comments »

Htaccess SetEnvIf and SetEnvIfNoCase Examples

SetEnv, SetEnvIf, and SetEnvIfNoCase directives conditionally set environment variables accessible by scripts and apache based on HTTP Headers, Variables, and Request information.

Tags: 301 Redirect, 401, 403 Forbidden, Apache, apache ssl, askapache, ASP, authorization, Cache, Cache-Control, caching, Cookies, curl, debugging, Examples, FilesMatch, Fsockopen, GET, Google, Hacking, Htaccess, htaccess guide, htaccess tricks, htaccess tutorial, Htpasswd, HTTP Headers, httpd, HTTPS SSL, If-Modified-Since, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Rewrite examples, Mod_Security, Mod_Setenvif, Nice, PHP, Port, post, Redirect, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, robots.txt, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, server config, SetEnvIf, Shell, shell script, SPEED, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial, Wget, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Server Administration, Webmaster | Published on 12/07/2008 |4 Comments »

SEO Secrets of AskApache Part 2

This is part II of the Advanced SEO used on AskApache.com Series and describes how to control which urls are indexed by Search Engines and how to move them higher up in Search Results.

Tags: 404 Not Found, Accessibility, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, Cache, CSS, Examples, feed, GET, Google, Htaccess, htaccess tutorial, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Pagerank, Port, post, Robot, robots, robots.txt, SEO, seo secrets, Source Code, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial, WordPress
Posted in Apache, CSS, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Google, Hacking, Htaccess, Javascript, Linux Unix BSD, Making Money, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, SEO, Server Administration, Web Design, Web Hosting, Webmaster, XHTML | Published on 10/17/2008 |4 Comments »

About AskApache

The goal of AskApache.com is simple – To provide free access to knowledge and data with the goal of empowering people.. or more melodramatically: “Power to the People!” Why the name AskApache? AskApache was chosen to show and pay respect to the contributors of the Apache Web Server. Literally it means to ask Apache when facing a problem, by searching the Open-Source, contacting a board/list, or browsing the documentation. The Author I work for a multimedia production / brand development & marketing company here in Indianapolis, the greatest city in the world! I started this blog in Dec., ’06 to…

Tags: admin, Advanced, Ajax, Analytics, Apache, askapache, ASP, Backups, Boot, CSS, curl, Dig, Email, Flash, Flash Actionscript, GET, Google, Hacking, Htaccess, httpd, Javascript, Linux, Logs, Mod_Rewrite, Networking, Nice, nsa, Perl, PHP, phpBB, Port, post, Python, ram, Rewrite Tricks, Scanners, Security, SEO, server, servers, Shell, Source Code, SSH, SSI, stat, Web Development, Wireshark, WordPress, WordPress Plugins
Posted in | Published on 09/15/2008 |6 Comments »

SEO Boost from Google 404 Plugin

1 minute Install!
Turns every 404 Not Found error into a SEO traffic generating event! Now you have many unique users with unique IP addresses and cookies searching your blog on all of the Google Indexes… Sweet!

«Take My 404 for a Test-Drive

Tags: 404 Not Found, admin, Ajax, Apache, askapache, AskApache Google 404, errordocument, GET, Google, Htaccess, Logs, PHP, Port, Robot, robots, SEO, trick, WordPress
Posted in Ajax, CSS, Google, Javascript, Making Money, PHP, SEO, Webmaster, WordPress, WordPress Plugins | Published on 07/01/2008 |115 Comments »

SEO Secrets of AskApache.com

Learn how in a year, with no previous blogging experience this blog was able to rank so high in search engines and achieve 15,000 unique visitors every day. Uses combination of tricks and tips from throughout AskApache.com for Search Engine Optimization.

Tags: 301 Redirect, 404 Not Found, Advanced, Ajax, Analytics, Apache, askapache, Cache, caching, CSS, error log, errordocument, feed, GET, Google, Google Analytics, grep, Hacking, Htaccess, HTTP Headers, Javascript, Logs, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Security, Optimization, Pagerank, PHP, Port, post, ram, Redirect, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, Security, SEO, seo secrets, server, servers, Source Code, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial, Web Development, WordPress
Posted in Featured, Google, SEO | Published on 04/28/2008 |6 Comments »

Mod_Security .htaccess tricks

Mod_Security rivals Mod_Rewrite in the amount of features it provides. I decided to go ahead and post what I learned about it today, even though its tough to give away such awesome htaccess and apache tricks.. Learn how to control spam once and for all, conditionally log/deny/allow/redirect requests based on IP, username, etc.. Mod_Security is so fine!

Tags: 301 Redirect, 401, 403 Forbidden, 500, 503, admin, Ajax, Apache, apache ssl, askapache, authorization, Bandwidth, Cache, Cache-Control, caching, Cookies, debugging, DreamHost, Email, error log, errordocument, Examples, FilesMatch, GET, Hacking, Htaccess, htaccess files, htaccess guide, htaccess tricks, htaccess tutorial, Htpasswd, HTTP Headers, HTTP Status Codes, httpd, httpd.conf, HTTPS SSL, Login, Logs, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Rewrite examples, Mod_Security, nsa, password, password protection, Perl, PHP, Port, post, Prompt, ram, Redirect, Request Method, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, Scanners, Security, SEO, server, servers, SetEnvIf, Shell, SPEED, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial, Username, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, DreamHost, Featured, Htaccess, Security, Web Hosting, Webmaster | Published on 04/23/2008 |8 Comments »

.Htaccess rewrites, Mod_Rewrite Tricks and Tips

htaccess rewrite / Mod_Rewrite Tips and Tricks is as glamorous as it sounds! htaccess rewrite mod_rewrite is just possibly one of the most useful Apache modules and features. The ability to rewrite requests internally as well as externally is extremely powerful.

Tags: 301 Redirect, 302 Redirect, 401, 403 Forbidden, Advanced, Apache, Apache Htaccess, Apache Modules, apache ssl, askapache, Bandwidth, Cache, Cache-Control, caching, cheatsheet, code snippets, CSS, Dig, errordocument, Examples, experiments, feed, FeedBurner, Firefox, Flash, GET, Hacking, hotlinking, Htaccess, htaccess guide, htaccess rewrite, htaccess tricks, htaccess tutorial, Htpasswd, HTTP Headers, httpd, httpd.conf, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Login, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Rewrite examples, Mod_Security, Nice, PDF, Perl, PHP, Port, Redirect, Redirecting URLS, Redirection, Request Method, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Security, SEO, server, servers, SetEnvIf, SPEED, SSI, stat, SymLinks, trick, tutorial, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Htaccess, SEO, Security | Published on 04/10/2008 |76 Comments »

Apache SSL in htaccess examples

SSLOptions +StrictRequire
SSLRequireSSL
SSLRequire %{HTTP_HOST} eq "google.com"
ErrorDocument 403 https://google.com

Some of the Ins and Outs of using SSL Connections with Apache.

Tags: 301 Redirect, 302 Redirect, 403 Forbidden, admin, Apache, apache ssl, askapache, authorization, Cache, Cookies, Dig, Elite, Email, encryption, errordocument, Examples, GET, Google, Htaccess, htaccess files, htaccess rewrite, HTTP Status Codes, HTTPS SSL, Login, Logs, Mod_Rewrite, Nice, password, Performance, Perl, Port, Prompt, ram, Redirect, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, server config, SPEED, SSI, stat, SymLinks, Username
Posted in Htaccess, Security, Webmaster | Published on 03/29/2008 |11 Comments »

Updated robots.txt for WordPress

WordPress robots.txt SEO Implementing an effective SEO robots.txt file for WordPress will help your blog to rank higher in Search Engines, receive higher paying relevant Ads, and increase your blog traffic. Get a search robots point of view… Sweet!