HTACCESS Converter

Extract text from HTACCESS files

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How to extract text from your HTACCESS file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your HTACCESS file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert HTACCESS to another file type

To convert your HTACCESS file to another format, you need Apache HTTP Server or other Web software.

Convert a file to HTACCESS

To convert other file formats to the "Server Configuration File" file type, you need software like Apache HTTP Server or a similar tool.

About HTACCESS files

An .htaccess (Hypertext Access) file is a directory-level configuration text file used by the Apache HTTP Server to manage website behavior without altering the main server config.

While essential for Apache environments, these files are a major source of friction during server migrations. Because .htaccess relies on specific Apache directives (like mod_rewrite), the file is useless if you migrate to modern high-performance servers like Nginx or Microsoft's IIS. Users often find themselves stuck with complex rewrite rules that break their site upon switching hosts. Additionally, the leading dot (.) makes the file "hidden" by default on Unix-based systems (macOS, Linux), causing it to be frequently missed during backups or FTP transfers. A single syntax error in this file will trigger a catastrophic 500 Internal Server Error, instantly taking your website offline.

To resolve these compatibility issues, specific conversion targets are necessary depending on your destination environment:

For Nginx Servers: You must convert the logic into Nginx configuration syntax (often placed in nginx.conf), as Nginx does not read .htaccess files for performance reasons.
For IIS Servers: Convert the rules to a web.config file (XML-based) to maintain URL rewriting and redirect logic.
For Debugging/Editing: Convert to TXT to safely open the file in standard editors like Notepad++ without the operating system hiding it.

Convert.Guru analyzes your HTACCESS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted PHP, PDF, HTPASSW, FTL and AVRO files.

FAQ

If you want to convert HTACCESS file to HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX, PY, RB or PL, you can use Apache HTTP Server or similar software from the "Web Server Configuration" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to HTACCESS, try Apache HTTP Server or another comparable tool in the "Web Server Configuration" category.

The HTACCESS Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our HTACCESS converter.