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A shared hosting based Apache PCRE public_html/.htaccess file for a website with the common features: MediaWiki based (most of the website interaction is backendish --- there barely are any fron...

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Question mediawiki apache .htaccess pcre webserver

#2: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-05-30T13:00:51Z (over 3 years ago)
I later understood that these rules should be on top, right after the rewrite engine on coomand.

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A shared hosting based Apache PCRE `public_html/.htaccess` file for a website with the common features:
1. MediaWiki based (most of the website interaction is backendish --- there barely are any frontend behaviors anywhere)
1. Unlike most MediaWiki websites, **doesn't** have a url directory such as example.com/wiki/SOME_COMMON_WEBPAGE
1. Relevant visitors to it should always be redirected from HTTP to HTTPS **and** from WWW to NON-WWW
## Code to review (apparently works after more than two testings)
```
## TURN ON MOD REWRITE ##
RewriteEngine On
## DEFLATE ##
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
</IfModule>
## LEVERAGE BROWSER CACHING ##
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/png "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access 1 year"
ExpiresDefault "access 2 days"
</IfModule>
~~## REDIRECT from HTTP to HTTPS and from WWW to NON-WWW ##~~
~~RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]~~
~~RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com [NC]~~
~~RewriteRule (.*) https://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]~~
```

A shared hosting based Apache PCRE `public_html/.htaccess` file for a website with the common features:
1. MediaWiki based (most of the website interaction is backendish --- there barely are any frontend behaviors anywhere)
1. Unlike most MediaWiki websites, **doesn't** have a url directory such as example.com/wiki/SOME_COMMON_WEBPAGE
1. Relevant visitors to it should always be redirected from HTTP to HTTPS **and** from WWW to NON-WWW
## Code to review (apparently works after more than two testings)
```
## TURN ON MOD REWRITE ##
RewriteEngine On
## REDIRECT from HTTP to HTTPS and from WWW to NON-WWW ##
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) https://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
## DEFLATE ##
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
</IfModule>
## LEVERAGE BROWSER CACHING ##
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/png "access 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access 1 year"
ExpiresDefault "access 2 days"
</IfModule>
```

#1: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2021-05-24T17:58:39Z (over 3 years ago)

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Shared hosting Apache PCRE .htaccess file for personal MediaWiki websites

A shared hosting based Apache PCRE `public_html/.htaccess` file for a website with the common features:

1. MediaWiki based (most of the website interaction is backendish --- there barely are any frontend behaviors anywhere)
1. Unlike most MediaWiki websites, **doesn't** have a url directory such as example.com/wiki/SOME_COMMON_WEBPAGE
1. Relevant visitors to it should always be redirected from HTTP to HTTPS **and** from WWW to NON-WWW

## Code to review (apparently works after more than two testings)

```
## TURN ON MOD REWRITE ##
RewriteEngine On

## DEFLATE ##
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
</IfModule>

## LEVERAGE BROWSER CACHING ##
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
    ExpiresActive On
    ExpiresByType image/jpg "access 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/gif "access 1 year"
    ExpiresByType image/png "access 1 year"
    ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/pdf "access 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/javascript "access 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access 1 year"
    ExpiresDefault "access 2 days"
</IfModule>

## REDIRECT from HTTP to HTTPS and from WWW to NON-WWW ##
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) https://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
```

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