Cannot find .htaccess file even after clicking "show hidden files"

[alexmars]

Hey All,

I am trying to find the .htaccess file in order to disable caching so that I can refreash my files faster (doing a project for school that requires me to view changed files quickly). I already did the walk through as far as clicking on switch theme, resetting interface settings, then "showing hidden files". I still cant see the .htaccess file. Are there some permission settings I need changed?

Also, i saw a post here, https://x10hosting.com/community/threads/how-long-to-refresh-cached-file.194669/ that explains how to disable caching. Is this the proper way to do it? do I simply add in the line of code (Header set Cache-Control "max-age=0, private, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate") to the htaccess file?

Thanks!!!

 

[divaidee]

I think there's no default .htaccess file. To test this, i created a new one (with the content "#empty" which means the file has no content) and uploaded it into the main directory. It appeared, and my website worked just fine.

As for the cache control, i think the line from the post that you linked is ok.

 

[alexmars]

ok. that sounds good. Is there any method you recommend to create the .htaccess file?

 

[divaidee]

Use your editor (i suppose you have one). If you don't have a html/php editor, i recomment
notepad++. Write the line from above and safe as .htaccess (not as .htaccess.txt!)