Before a webmaster places any command that they want in the .htaccess file on a web server, they need to have basic knowledge of HTML code. 

FreeToolsHub has made available a .htaccess redirect generator tool to help webmasters perform a redirect from non-www to www or from www to non-www.  If you want the tool to generate the code to include in your website’s .htaccess file, simply visit Freetoolshub.com from your search browser. On the site search for "Htaccess Redirect Generator" and select from the two options available;

• Redirect from www to non-www
• Redirect from non-www to www

The default selection is the first option. Proceed to enter your domain name and click on the "Get .htaccess Code"  button below. Once you have done that the code generated will be displayed in the Results box. Now you can copy the code from here and paste it into your .htaccess file. After successfully updating the .htaccess file it will perform the redirect function. and your website visitors will be redirected to another site with ease.

A . Htaccess configuration file can be placed on any web server that operates on the Apache Web Server software. .htaccess is simply an acronym or abbreviation for "HyperText Access", and when this file is placed the Apache Web Server detects and executes the commands contained in this file. 

The. Htaccess configuration file can be used for a couple of things such as:

1. Alter configuration of Apache Web Server
2. Enable/disable functionality and features
3. Handle redirects
4. Protect passwords
5. Deny access to your visitors by IP address
6. Redirect visitors

Aside from these, there are other additional functions that the .htaccess file can be coded to perform. However, the file cannot be renamed or an extension added to it. In case you change the name or save it with an extension and upload it; it will not be recognized.

If you have used a Content Management System WordPress, Blogger, Drupal, OpenCart, Magento, or Joomla you might have encountered this file. You might also have edited it. Some web servers do not allow you to edit its .htaccess file. But you can create your own file and upload it to specific directories.

Creating a .htaccess file is easy, and you can do this by using a good text editor like  VisualStudio, TextPad, UltraEdit, and Microsoft WordPad.  You can also enable password protection, redirect to a custom error page if a user fails to login, or redirect to a custom page if an error is encountered by a user.

A .htaccess file can contain a single or multiple lines, it all depends on the functions you want to include in it