Learning .htaccess

Question

I would like learn about .htaccess file, from the very basic to the complex portions. All its capacities, with blocking user, authentication, hiding files, redirection. So far I have only used them, but I want to learn about them, understand them. So that I will be able to create my own rule.

Could you please guide me through this, and point me to the basic and expert guides or lessons or even books. Anything, from basic to complex.

Answer 1

Here an "ultimate" sample htaccess file and Apache's rewriting guide.