⚙️ .htaccess Gen
Generate .htaccess rules free: HTTPS redirect, www canonical, caching and compression. Correct Apache syntax, instant.
⚙️ .htaccess Gen
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About the .htaccess Gen Tool
On Apache servers, .htaccess is where a great deal of practical SEO and performance configuration lives — forcing HTTPS, settling on a single canonical hostname, enabling gzip compression, and setting browser cache headers. Each of these has measurable effect, and all of them are a few lines of directives.
The syntax is unforgiving, though: a malformed rule produces a 500 error that takes the whole site down. This generator produces tested directive blocks with correct syntax so you can apply the common configurations confidently. Everything is generated in your browser.
How to Use .htaccess Gen
- Select the rules you need — HTTPS redirect, www canonicalisation, compression, caching, or custom error pages.
- Press Generate to produce the directive block.
- Back up your existing .htaccess before making any change.
- Upload the file to your site root and verify the site still loads correctly.
When to Use This Tool
- Forcing all traffic to HTTPS after installing an SSL certificate
- Redirecting www to non-www, or the reverse, for canonical consistency
- Enabling gzip compression to reduce transfer size
- Setting browser cache expiry headers for static assets
- Configuring a custom 404 error page
Things Worth Knowing
- Always back up your existing .htaccess first. A syntax error causes a 500 Internal Server Error across the whole site.
- This applies to Apache only. Nginx uses an entirely different configuration format.
- Some shared hosts restrict which directives are permitted — check with your provider if a rule does not take effect.
Quick Facts
| Tool name | .htaccess Gen |
| Category | Developer Tools |
| Price | Free — no account, no trial, no watermark |
| Where it runs | Entirely in your browser (client-side) |
| Files uploaded | None — your data never leaves your device |
| File size limit | None imposed; limited only by device memory |
| Works offline | Yes, once the page has loaded |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
Frequently Asked Questions
My site broke with a 500 error after uploading. What happened?
Almost certainly a syntax error, or a directive your host does not permit. Restore your backup immediately, then add rules one block at a time to identify which one fails.
Should I use www or non-www?
Either works for SEO — what matters is picking one and redirecting the other consistently. Serving both without a redirect splits your ranking signals across two hostnames.
Does this work on Nginx?
No. Nginx does not read .htaccess at all and uses its own configuration syntax in server block files. These directives are Apache-specific.
Will HTTPS redirection affect my rankings?
Positively, on balance. HTTPS is a confirmed ranking signal, and a proper 301 redirect passes ranking value through. Expect brief fluctuation while Google recrawls, then recovery.