What is .htaccess file and how is it useful ?
A .htaccess (hypertext access) file is a directory-level configuration file supported by several web servers, that allows for decentralized management of web server configuration. They are placed inside the web tree, and are able to override a subset of the server’s global configuration for the directory that they are in, and all sub-directories.
How to compress your web content using gzip compression
What is GZIP ? Gzip stands for GNU zip Compression algorithm which is actually a combination of LZ77 and Huffman Codes. Most of the modern web browsers including mobile web browsers support gzip encoded compressed files. The web servers like…