How to see htaccess file

[nancy29]

Hi, at times, I do not see the htaccess file in the cpanel or the ftp despite the fact that the file is available on the server. What should I do then is the file hidden. ?
do i need to enter some command

[clivejo]

It might be the case that the htaccess file doesn’t actually exist in the hosting account yet and the server is using a default one instead.

The file is also a hidden file and maybe you need to check your FTP client settings in order to view it.

[nancy29]

he clive i am using FileZilla how do I see the hidden files.

[wjleong]

refer to the attachment,

when you open the file manager, you will get a pop-up

Near the bottom of that pop-up

there is an option to show hidden files.

[mlacunza]

In linux

he clive i am using FileZilla how do I see the hidden files.

HI
in linux server hidden files start with a dot so

.htaccess

[nancy29]

thanks for the help wjleong I will try it on my new shared hosting

[smartblogger]

you can tell apache where to find the .htaccess file in the httpd.conf file.

but usually, the .htaccess will go in the www directories for each of the virtual hosts.

[clivejo]

Not so smart, smartblogger I have removed your embedded links and you are now banned.