How to usually .htaccess file when it is hidden in ftp

Question

I usually cannot see .htaccess file because it is hidden, when I login to remote servers with ftp access.

Since I don't have shell access, I usually perform the following steps to edit the file:

I change the settings on my mac (from terminal) to see invisible files I open .htaccess file on a standard drupal installation and I edit it I upload it to the remote server and I overwrite the existent one I disable hidden files on my mac

I was wondering if there is a faster solution

thanks

Answer 1

I often have a separate file in my Drupal root called production.htaccess or something along those lines. Not only does this expose the file in Finder without revealing every single .DS_Store on my system, it also allows me to set separate .htaccess directives for different environments. Then, I just rename production.htaccess to .htaccess after I upload it to the server.

More often than not, the two .htaccess files are identical, but even in that case, I still use this method for the sake of convenience.

Answer 2

The FTP application should have the option to show you hidden files; normally, that is an option available on FTP client applications for Mac OS X.