How to Make A Comment in .htaccess
Comments are super important, especially in a large file. They help you remember what a specific chunk of code does, so you, or someone else, are able to quickly understand the file when looking at it on a later date.
So how do you make a comment?
Commenting is super simple, just follow these two rules!
- A comment must be on its own line
- A comment must start with a pound sign (Or hash character) “#”
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What are some examples?
Example One
ErrorDocument 404 /error/404.html # Hi! I am a super comment!!! ErrorDocument 403 /error/403.html
Example Two
########## #READ ME! ########### ErrorDocument 403 /error/403
What are some invalid examples?
Don't copy this one!
Bad example
ErrorDocument 401 /error/401 ErrorDocument 404 /error/404 #Not here!
Conclusion
That's it! Super simple, but you will thank yourself when it saves you time in the future. Happy coding!
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