Changing Permissions on .htaccess in Windows not working
Posted: 2019-02-09 17:41
I am trying to install W3S Total Cache plugin on a WordPress 5.03 website at IONOS hosting website from Window PC and I keep getting an error message that it cannot append information into the .htaccess file and the file permissions are rw-r--r--. I am using FilZilla on a Windows 10 system and tried changing the permissions to rw-rw-r-- but it will not take and there are no error messages. I downloaded a copy of the .htaccess from the root directory of my website. The W3 Total Cache instructions are to overlay this information (see below - What to Add) in the .htaccess file between the two #BEGIN W3TC and #W3TC end in the .htaccess file. I am reluctant to do this as I do not even see those tag in the .htaccess file. See a copy of the .htaccess file below this code (Copy of .htacccess).
Question?
I downloaded the .htaccess file to my computer, do I simply add the #BEGIN W3TC code below the AddHandler x-mapp-php5.5 .php last statement and then upload this file using FileZilla? I never worked with this file and do not want to crash my server. I have an extra backup of the .htaccess original file as well.
What to Add
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# BEGIN W3TC Page Cache core
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} =443
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} =https [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Accept-Encoding} gzip
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_ENC:_gzip]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} w3tc_preview [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_PREVIEW:_preview]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =""
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !(comment_author|wp\-postpass|w3tc_logged_out|wordpress_logged_in|wptouch_switch_toggle) [NC]
RewriteCond "%{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}" -f
RewriteRule .* "/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}" [L]
</IfModule>
# END W3TC Page Cache core
Copy of .htaccess
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<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/cache-manifest
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/vcard
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/vnd.rim.location.xloc
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/vtt
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/x-component
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/x-cross-domain-policy
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/ld+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/atom+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/manifest+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rdf+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/schema+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.geo+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-web-app-manifest+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/eot
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/bmp
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/vnd.microsoft.icon
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType text/css A2419200
ExpiresByType text/x-component A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A2419200
ExpiresByType application/javascript A2419200
ExpiresByType text/javascript A2419200
ExpiresByType text/x-js A2419200
ExpiresByType text/html A3600
ExpiresByType text/richtext A3600
ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A3600
ExpiresByType text/plain A3600
ExpiresByType text/xsd A3600
ExpiresByType text/xsl A3600
ExpiresByType text/xml A3600
ExpiresByType video/asf A2419200
ExpiresByType video/avi A2419200
ExpiresByType image/bmp A2419200
ExpiresByType application/java A2419200
ExpiresByType video/divx A2419200
ExpiresByType application/msword A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-msdownload A2419200
ExpiresByType image/gif A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-gzip A2419200
ExpiresByType image/x-icon A2419200
ExpiresByType image/jpeg A2419200
ExpiresByType application/json A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-access A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/midi A2419200
ExpiresByType video/quicktime A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/mpeg A2419200
ExpiresByType video/mp4 A2419200
ExpiresByType video/mpeg A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-project A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-font-otf A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/ogg A2419200
ExpiresByType application/pdf A2419200
ExpiresByType image/png A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/x-realaudio A2419200
ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-tar A2419200
ExpiresByType image/tiff A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/wav A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/wma A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-write A2419200
ExpiresByType application/font-woff A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-excel A2419200
ExpiresByType application/zip A2419200
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
AddHandler x-mapp-php5.5 .php
Question?
I downloaded the .htaccess file to my computer, do I simply add the #BEGIN W3TC code below the AddHandler x-mapp-php5.5 .php last statement and then upload this file using FileZilla? I never worked with this file and do not want to crash my server. I have an extra backup of the .htaccess original file as well.
What to Add
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# BEGIN W3TC Page Cache core
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} =443
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} =https [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_SSL:_ssl]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Accept-Encoding} gzip
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_ENC:_gzip]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} w3tc_preview [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [E=W3TC_PREVIEW:_preview]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =""
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !(comment_author|wp\-postpass|w3tc_logged_out|wordpress_logged_in|wptouch_switch_toggle) [NC]
RewriteCond "%{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}" -f
RewriteRule .* "/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/%{HTTP_HOST}/%{REQUEST_URI}/_index%{ENV:W3TC_SSL}%{ENV:W3TC_PREVIEW}.html%{ENV:W3TC_ENC}" [L]
</IfModule>
# END W3TC Page Cache core
Copy of .htaccess
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<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/cache-manifest
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/vcard
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/vnd.rim.location.xloc
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/vtt
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/x-component
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/x-cross-domain-policy
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/ld+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/atom+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/manifest+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rdf+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/schema+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.geo+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-web-app-manifest+json
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/eot
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/bmp
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/vnd.microsoft.icon
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType text/css A2419200
ExpiresByType text/x-component A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A2419200
ExpiresByType application/javascript A2419200
ExpiresByType text/javascript A2419200
ExpiresByType text/x-js A2419200
ExpiresByType text/html A3600
ExpiresByType text/richtext A3600
ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A3600
ExpiresByType text/plain A3600
ExpiresByType text/xsd A3600
ExpiresByType text/xsl A3600
ExpiresByType text/xml A3600
ExpiresByType video/asf A2419200
ExpiresByType video/avi A2419200
ExpiresByType image/bmp A2419200
ExpiresByType application/java A2419200
ExpiresByType video/divx A2419200
ExpiresByType application/msword A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-msdownload A2419200
ExpiresByType image/gif A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-gzip A2419200
ExpiresByType image/x-icon A2419200
ExpiresByType image/jpeg A2419200
ExpiresByType application/json A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-access A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/midi A2419200
ExpiresByType video/quicktime A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/mpeg A2419200
ExpiresByType video/mp4 A2419200
ExpiresByType video/mpeg A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-project A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-font-otf A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/ogg A2419200
ExpiresByType application/pdf A2419200
ExpiresByType image/png A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/x-realaudio A2419200
ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-tar A2419200
ExpiresByType image/tiff A2419200
ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/wav A2419200
ExpiresByType audio/wma A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-write A2419200
ExpiresByType application/font-woff A2419200
ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-excel A2419200
ExpiresByType application/zip A2419200
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
AddHandler x-mapp-php5.5 .php