Joomla! uses a special file called htaccess.txt
that is standard issue on all Apache web servers. This file allows commands to be issued to instruct the webserver to take actions based on certain conditions.
The htaccess.txt
file that is in every copy of Joomla!, has several specific instructions that offer some protection against specific types of hacks. Using this file helps avoid some common troubles that may visit your site.
Please note before you start that the following steps might already be done.
Using your FileZilla FTP client - login into your site.
Locate the file called
htaccess.txt
in the root.Right-click the file.
Choose Rename.
Rename it to
.htaccess
(don't forget the period before the name).Test your site to make sure it's operating properly.
Close FileZilla.
The preceding screenshot shows you how to follow these steps.