Modifying the .htaccess file and solutions for popular CMSs. After site hacks or due to certain plugins, the .htaccess file can be altered, making the site inaccessible. This article provides standard .htaccess files for the main CMSs in use. If you encounter .htaccess issues on your site, we recommend replacing it with one of the standard files shown below.
1. .htaccess File for WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
2. .htaccess File for Joomla
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php
RewriteRule (.*) index.php
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
3. .htaccess File for Bitrix
Options -Indexes
ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_flag allow_call_time_pass_reference 1
php_flag session.use_trans_sid off
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/bitrix/urlrewrite.php$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /bitrix/urlrewrite.php [L]
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive on
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 3 day"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 3 day"
</IfModule>
4. .htaccess File for OpenCart
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([^?]*) index.php?_route_=$1 [L,QSA]
5. .htaccess File for Drupal
<FilesMatch "\.(engine|inc|info|install|make|module|profile|test|po|sh|.*sql|theme|tpl(\.php)?|xtmpl)$|^(\..*|Entries.*|Repository|Root|Tag|Template)$"> Order allow,deny </FilesMatch> Options -Indexes Options +FollowSymLinks ErrorDocument 404 /index.php <Files favicon.ico> ErrorDocument 404 "Requested favicon.ico file not found." </Files> DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm <IfModule mod_php5.c> php_flag magic_quotes_gpc off php_flag magic_quotes_sybase off php_flag register_globals off </IfModule>
