why shared host delete .htaccess files?

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    i have several websites use .htaccess file but my host provider have delete .htaccess how i can fix this issue?
     
    sample4u, May 3, 2008 IP
  2. royo

    royo Peon

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    They might not have deleted them, they probably appear invisible due to some configuration or software. Are the rules applied in them still working?
     
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    Check your FTP application for a setting along the lines of "Show hidden files".
    Generally files beginning with a dot (.htaccess, .passwd, .pureftp, etc) are not displayed by default.
     
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  4. sample4u

    sample4u Well-Known Member

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    HostUpon Support

    you just have to delete the .htaccess files for permission issues.

    Thank you,
    HostUpon Support team
     
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    sample4u Well-Known Member

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    Thanks HostUpon Team everything is working okay now.:)
     
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    Sometimes evil hackers use them to hide their tracks (using error redirects). Error logs are usually not kept too long so you have no clue what they been doing.
     
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    AFAIK, some hosts have system files hidden at FTP.
     
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