where is .htaccess?

[jromano]

I don't see a folder called .htaccess on my server. Is this the same folder as httpdocs?

If not, where is .htaccess located?

[Bruceper]

.htaccess isn't a folder, it's a file that can be edited with any text editor (if you choose to do so). It is located in the root of your webserver which is usually /public_html/

As a note, it's in the same folder where you see the following folders admin, admin_tpl, folder, images, backup blocks, cache etc.

And I also forgot, in some webservers .htaccess is hidden. You can usually find this file through your control panel if it is hidden. You can also upload a new .htaccess file to overwrite the old one but it will still be hidden. I really don't know why that is done that way. I think it's plesk that hides them by default or it could just be host specific.

[FSGDAG]

I think it's plesk that hides them by default or it could just be host specific.

Bruceper... Your right... And he mentioned 'httpdocs' so he is more than likely using Plesk

[Bruceper]

darn I'm good

Actually i used to have a few sites on a Cobalt Raq server running plesk. I hated that setup, very non friendly and doesn't let you do any magic with htaccess.

[inspireme]

also lots of ftp programs hide the file, filezilla for example requires you to go to view > hidden files.

[dody]

I use flashftp, it display .htaccess file.

[FSGDAG]

WinSCP, Cute_FTP, and WSFTP all display .htaccess

Plesk is nice for a Windows based web server, but I dont care for it at all on Linux... In my opinion, nothing beats cPanel / WHM. Its even gui friendlier now with version 11

[jromano]

Bruceper and others thank you for your helpful answer.

I do use plesk and cute FTP. So how do I chmod 777 .htaccess file?

I am having a problem saving changes I make on the index page and I think it may be do with this (as .htaccess file was the only one that I wasn't able to make writable).

[Bruceper]

Go to the plesk control panel - domains - file manager - find .htaccess - click where it says rw- r-- r-- and then check all of the boxes that you see and click OK