Just as a follow up. Do your end users control their own .htaccess files? If not why not use conf files and disable htaccess? On 10/22/10, Lisa Kachold wrote: > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 2:18 PM, keith smith wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a question about performance when using a .htaccess file. I have >> read that having multiple .htaccess files can slow Apache. Meaning a >> .htaccess file in each directory. >> >> We have moved a ton of content, upwards of 900 pages. About 600 of those >> have been moved from our blog which was located in the directory /blog. >> It >> was suggested to break the .htaccess into files that reflect the content >> moved. For example put a .htaccess file in the /blog directory that >> reflects all the content from the blog instead of one big .htaccess file >> in >> the doc root directory that would contain 900 redirects. >> > > Well, that's better than FollowSymlinks? > > The reason that multiple .htaccess file management can be slow and difficult > is that Apache2 searches each TREE and .htaccess files are inherited from > hierarchical directories. > > A rewrite might actually be able to do exactly what you need? have you > considered that? Rewrite overhead is not huge, especially if you are > caching for this /blog URL? > > >> >> Thank you for your feedback. >> >> ------------------------ >> Keith Smith >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Skype: 6022393392 > ATT: 5037544452 > GV: 6923073392 > Phoenix Linux Security Team > PLUG.PHOENIX.AZ.US > http://www.it-clowns.com > *"Great things are not done by impulse but a series of small things brought > together." -Van Gogh* > -- Sent from my mobile device --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss