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Changelog

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Version 2.3 – January 11th, 2026

Updates copyright information
Updates metadata for PDF version
Updates title page + version information
Page 5: updates member/login details
Page 6: updates free .htaccess resource
Page 7: updates browser roundup link
Page 18: updates Apache config file
Page 20: updates LAMP resource link
Page 21: adds link for _AMP stacks
Page 21: updates list of _AMP stacks
Page 26: updates symlink resource
Page 30: updates meta tags reference
Page 42: updates "beyond gzipping" link
Page 44: updates speed optimization link
Page 47: updates mod_expires caching link
Page 49: updates auto-versioning resource
Page 54: updates cache-related headers link
Page 57: updates jQuery cookies resource
Page 67: updates online-redirect checker
Page 75: updates .htaccess redirecting link
Page 97: updates maintenance-mode link
Page 97: updates IP-address check link
Page 107: removes 404 link: Trace/Track
Page 123 and 124: updates 404 link: CIDR
Page 124: updates whois lookup tool
Page 163: updates IE image-flicker link
Page 163: updates "IE6 is dead" link
Page 200: updates troubleshoot Apache link
Fine-tune styles, layout, details
General maintenance and cleanup
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 2.2 – January 11th, 2025

Updates copyright information
Updates metadata for PDF version
Updates title page + version information
Page 97: updates footer link information
Page 174: replaces 404 link
Page 178: replaces 404 link
Fine-tune styles, layout, details
General maintenance and cleanup
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 2.1 – April 15th, 2023

Updates copyright information
Updates metadata for PDF version
Updates title page + version information
Fine-tune styles, layout, details
General maintenance and cleanup
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 2.0 – September 3rd, 2021

Updates copyright information
Updates metadata for PDF version
Updates title page + version information
Page 11: clarifies the book's bonus content
Page 70: replaces resource for 404 pages
Page 90: adds footer info about expressions
Page 130 & 132: updates user-agent resource
Page 138: updates cURL/libcurl URL resource
Page 183: removes footer info about Lynda.com
Fine-tune styles, layout, details
General maintenance and cleanup
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 1.9 – July 20th, 2020

Updates version information
Updates copyright information
Updates metadata for PDF version
Changes links and examples to "https"
Updates numerous links and resources
Updates all FilterProvider rules/examples
Replaces domain.tld with example.com
Adds latest 7G Firewall information
Page 5: updates Members Area infos
Page 13: adds link to related resource
Page 22: adds .htaccess resource
Page 24: updates jQuery resource
Page 32: adds link to related resource
Page 39: adds 2.2/2.4 infos in footer
Page 42: removes 404 footer resource
Page 55: replaces 404 footer resource
Page 61: adds side infos about %1 and $1
Page 69: updates footer information
Page 69: fixes bug with querystring example
Page 74: adds link to related resource
Page 81 adds information about rule order
Page 83: adds regex tools information
Page 88: updates footer resources
Page 94: updates footer resource
Page 104: adds link to related resource
Page 118: adds link to related resource
Page 122: updates Apache information
Page 124: adds link to related resource
Page 130: updates footer resource
Page 152: updates footer resource
Page 160: removes smiley links
Page 171: adds infos about permalinks
Page 178: adds link to video course
Page 181: updates footer resource
Page 186: updates footer resource
New PDF format for all books: Acrobat 8/9 (PDF 1.7)
Adds new content, resources, and links
Fixes numerous typos and other errata
Fine-tune styles, layout, details
General maintenance and cleanup
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 1.8 – December 18th, 2018

Updates various 404 links
Updated copyright information
Updated version information
Changes links and examples to "https"
Page 5: updates download information
Page 35: updates sidebar code snippet
Page: 61 & 63: adds/swaps footer info
Page 90: adds footer info for removing query strings
Page 122: updates code, adds footer information
Page 126: updates some text for better infos
Page 126: adds footer info about Files and Limit
Page 129: fixed typo in second code snippet
Page 164, 183: updates footer information
Page 89, 102, 116, 126, 147, 177, 199: adds Apache 2.4 information
Page 89, 114, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 132: removes Limit directive
Adds new content, resources, and links
Fixes numerous typos and other errata
General maintenance and cleanup
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 1.7 – August 29th, 2016

Updated PDF metadata
Fixed some 404 links
Updated copyright information
Updated version information
Update Facebook URL
Page 147: added info on mod_authz_core for Apache 2.3+
Related pages: added footer note about mod_authz_core
Page 103: fixed typo in footer note
Page 103: switched order of Allow/Deny in both examples
Page 123: edited text to clarify meaning
Page 54: edited first paragraph for clarity
Page 27: removed All from Options directive
Page 55: edited first paragraph for clarity
Various pages: updated infos on 5G/6G Firewall
Page 25: added note about enabling RewriteEngine
Updated .htaccess templates:
- Removed All from Options directive
- Merged Options into single directive
- Updated cache-control headers
- Added SSL directives
- Updated WP Multisite rules
- Added X-Security headers
- Added MIME support directives
- Removed starter-template rules from WP template
- Added file header/info to each template

Version 1.6 – May 11th, 2016

Updated PDF metadata
Fixed some 404 links
Updated copyright information
Changed all "MultiSite" to "Multisite"
Replaced curly quotes with straight quotes in several examples
Added disclaimer to copyright page
Added Facebook link on copyright page
Page 2: added newsletter blurb
Page 3 & ToC: added dot before htaccess
Page 47: changed 1 week to 1 month for svg type
Page 47: removed Header append Vary Accept-Encoding
Page 50: removed ExpiresByType image/x-ico
Page 51: edited text for accuracy
Page 52: added note about location
Page 56: defined CDN acronym
Page 66: replaced double dash with mdash
Page 102: added link to headers technique
Page 105: added link to SSL article
Page 107: added link to further infos
Page 131: replaced mod_authn_file.c with mod_setenvif.c
Page 134: added link to further infos
Page 134: added link, replaced yellow dot with green
Page 145: added info about 6G Firewall
Page 150: added note about default error documents
Page 175/176: updated WP Multisite rules, edited text

Version 1.5 – May 18th, 2015

Changed some http URLs to https
Fixed 404 links throughout book
Updated copyright information
Updated contact/email infos
Updated PDF metadata
Page 48: moved closing IfModule to page 47
Page 48-55: reflowed content
Page 205: updated bio and footer links
Page 76: updated info about Redirect
Page 77: edited text for clarity
Page 110: replaced "F" flag with "R" flag
Page 14: corrected mix up between 301 and 302
Page 28: corrected code comment text
Page 195: added info about 2.4 logging
Page 115: fixed typo in first paragraph
Page 187: added footer note on securing uploads
Page 126: changed several "deny" to "allow"
Page 3: rephrased section 1.2 for clarity
Page 37: swapped a couple of footer notes
Page 72: added footer info about URL and URI
Page 80: added footer info about SEO
Page 92: updated info on canonicalization
Page 93: added footer info about SEO
Page 95: added footer info about SEO
Page 112: added footer info for clarity
Page 113: edited text in last paragraph for clarity
Page 121: edited text for accuracy
Page 122: edited text for clarity
Page 128: edited text for clarity
Page 129: edited text for clarity
Page 139: edited footer text for clarity
Page 146: added missing asterix
Page 147: added footer note
Page 160: updated first purple link
Page 161: fixed typo in first paragraph
Page 161: edited penultimate paragraph for clarity
Page 161: added caption to screenshot
Page 161: edited first footer box for clarity
Page 163: added footer note about IE
Page 174: edited penultimate paragraph for clarity
Page 176: added note that code is continued
Page 183: added info to first footer box
Page 185: added info to third footer box
Page 188: edited footer info for clarity
Page 166: replaced book blurb with plugin info
Page 184: added book info to footer
Page 54: added footer info on cache headers
Page 107: added footer links for trace/track
Page 161: added footer links for mod_mime
Page 105: updated SSL rules
Page 55: added footer link to cache video
Removed appendix (i.e., a giant list of URLs)

Version 1.4 – October 20th, 2013

Updated website, bug fixes, enhancements, cleanup, etc.
Created a standalone PDF of the Character Definitions
Added note about standalone PDF on page 17
Updated copyright/credit information on opening page
Updated PDF metadata
Darkened footer background image
Removed left-justify style from chapter intros
Added right margin to left footer blocks
Page 5: added note in footer about reporting 404 errors
Page 53: changed two instances of "filesMatch" to "FilesMatch"
Page 145 (+ Appendix): updated URL to latest version of 5G Blacklist
Page 167: updated dead-end technique (Thanks to Lloyd Spencer)
Page 47: removed "text/javascript" and "application/x-javascript" from cache-control method
Page 47: added two mod_header directives, "Header append Vary Accept-Encoding" and "Header set Last-modified"
Page 48 (+ Appendix) added footer link to Google Pagespeed article
Page 162: added footer note about alternate technique (Thanks to Steven Bone)
Page 41 (+ Appendix): added footer link to Google PageSpeed Insights and browser extensions
Page 105: added footer note about alternate technique Thanks to Markus Wagner for the tip
Page 9: rewrote first chapter to convey more useful information
Page 77: added footer note about redirects decreasing link equity
Page 14: added status-code info to [R] flag description
Page 22: added line about familairity with FTP program
Page 27: added footer note about httpd.conf and performance
Page 30: rewrote first paragraph for clarity
Page 35: changed first sentence and step 3 for clarity
Page 37: changed color of footer dot icon
Page 38: made bold some sidebox text
Page 43: removed obsolete file types
Page 43: edited last sentence for clarity
Page 44: added footer note about httpd.conf
Page 45: edited footer note for clarity
Page 47: edited footer note for clarity
Page 51: fixed typo, changed "simple" to "simply"
Page 51: added footer note about cache duration
Page 54: fixed typo in footer, added "to" before "combine"
Page 55: made a judgment call on correcting a title
Page 59: added footer notes about time zone and email/spam
Page 61 (+ Appendix): added link in footer to Google article
Page 65: removed the word "wishful" for clarity
Page 69: added footer note about rel canonical tag
Page 72: added footer note about SEO and redirects
Page 79: added footer notes about regex & cheatsheet
Page 89: edited second paragraph for accuracy
Page 92: added link to right footer note
Page 95: edited second paragraph for clarity
Page 102: edited first paragraph for clarity
Page 106: moved second dot to better location
Page 110: fixed typo: "theives" to "thieves"
Page 111: fixed type: "anti-hotlink" to "anti-hotlinking"
Page 111: moved location of second dot to better location
Page 113: added footer note about parent directories
Page 125: added "0" to percentage
Page 127: edited third bullet point for clarity
Page 132 (+ Appendix): added footer link/note about Googlebot
Page 132: updated user-agent blacklist
Page 139: fixed typo, "sever" to "server"
Page 146: edited first paragraph for clarity
Page 148: edited content for clarity
Page 149 (+ Appendix): added footer links to 404 example and status-code definitions
Page 150: added footer note about serious messages
Page 152: added footer note with further explanation
Page 153: added footer link to browser stats page
Page 161: fixed typo: first instance of "htaccess file" to "htaccess directives"
Page 161: edited first footer note for clarity
Page 162: removed "at" from heading
Page 166: added footer note about Tao of WP
Page 179: fixed typo: "no" to "now" in third line
Page 184: removed "file/" from before "script" in third line
Page 187: rewrote last sentence for clarity
Page 191: added space between "The" and "Apache"
Page 195: added note in footer about PHP error logging
Page 196: fixed typo: "POST" to "PUT"
Page 196: changed "0.9" to "1.0" in the footer
Page 202 (+ Appendix): added footer link to apachectl
Page 98: added footer note about alternate technique
Page 51: changed "application/x-font-woff" to "application/font-woff"
Page 51: changed "font/truetype" to "application/x-font-ttf"
Page 38,39,44,45: removed "text/javascript" from technique
Page 40: replaced "text/javascript" with "application/javascript"
Page 47: added directive for "image/svg+xml"
Page 47: changed "1 seconds" to "0 seconds" for clarity and accuracy
Page 79: added footer link to regex tester
Page 155: added further explanation to screenshot info in footer
Page 205: updated "About the author" blurb

Version 1.3 – November 17th, 2012

Edited pages 98 & 99 with better information
Fixed two typos on page 59 (replaced FilesMatch with IfModule)
Fixed typo on page 28 (replaced "this can a be" to "this can be a")
Edited httpd.conf sidebar on page 35 with better information
Edited httpd.conf sidebar on page 102 with new information
Replaced footer icon on page 37
Edited httpd.conf menu in Table of Contents
Refreshed footer design, nudged security graphics
Added barcode to back cover

Version 1.2 – October 31st, 2012

Corrected a typo on page 62 (added slash to the rewrite rule)
Corrected misplaced backslash on page 44
Updated text, link, and code colors in the footer
Removed the light-grey dots next to each code example
Revamped sidebar, footer, and header graphics
Refreshed back cover info and graphics

Version 1.1 – September 15th, 2012

Added note about highlighted references in the Table of Contents
Revised content of section 3.7 (pages 31 & 32)
Changed title of section 3.7 from "Disable ETags" to "Configure ETags"
Updated .htaccess template files (starter & WordPress): commented out ETags directives
Added some awesome quotes to the back cover
Added metadata for the PDF/eBook

Version 1.0 – September 1st, 2012

First Edition — Initial release!