HtaccessGen builds Apache 2.4 .htaccess files from checkboxes and form fields — redirects, HTTPS and canonical-host rules, error pages, caching, compression, htpasswd protection, IP allow/deny, hotlink blocking, PHP flags and the WordPress front-controller block — and writes the file with the module guards, regex escaping and condition ordering already correct.

Why this exists

The .htaccess snippets that rank highest in search are a decade out of date. They mix Apache 2.2 Order/Allow/Deny syntax with 2.4 Require, they skip <IfModule> guards so a missing module turns a pasted line into a 500, and they teach Redirect 301 for “exact” redirects when that’s a prefix match that also swallows /old.bak. The tool was built to emit what a careful sysadmin would write by hand — including the comments that explain why — rather than what most copy-paste lists produce.

The correctness bar

Every block the generator emits is checked against Apache 2.4 semantics, not conventions:

• RewriteCond pairs that reflect real AND/OR evaluation order
• Anchored, escaped RedirectMatch patterns where an exact match is meant
• <RequireAll> + Require all granted + Require not ip for deny lists — the only form that doesn’t 403 everyone
• mod_deflate lists that exclude already-compressed types
• php_value/php_flag only inside mod_php.c guards, with the PHP-FPM caveat attached

The rules it can’t check for you — your host’s AllowOverride set, whether mod_expires is loaded — are flagged in the output comments and the 500-error guide instead of being silently ignored.

Nothing is uploaded

The file is assembled by JavaScript in your tab. There is no backend, no account, no telemetry on the fields — your domain, IPs and paths never leave the device. Load the page once and it works offline.

Who maintains it

A small independent team that runs focused utility sites. If you find a rule that real Apache disagrees with — a condition order, an escaping edge, a module guard that should be there — tell us; correctness reports are the mail we want most.