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*