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Andrew
Asked: 2010-05-07 06:23:43 +0800 CST

Do I need to restart Apache if I modified an htaccess file?

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So I changed an htaccess file on my server, and am not seeing the changes. Do I need to restart Apache if I modified an htaccess file?

Update: So I don't think this is my problem. Please see my related question: Why is my htaccess file preventing access to my MP3 file?

apache-2.2 .htaccess

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    No you don't. Make sure the htaccess is really loaded. Take a look at your access log, for example /var/log/apache/access.log

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  2. It's already been answered, however you don't need to reload as they are read each time a request is made.

    This is why on high performance sites you should avoid use them as you are causing an extra I/O event per request. When you're working with tens of thousands of hits an hour it's just too much overhead.

    Coops.

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