.htaccess

[Tracy]

In trying to figure out problems changing my permalinks I opened up my .htaccess file and found this bit of code at the bottom it and have no idea what it means or if I put it there. Does anyone know? I actually removed it and reuploaded the file and the site seems fine and I was able to change the permalinks.

<IfModule mod_expires.c>

	ExpiresActive On

	<FilesMatch "\.(ico|pdf|flv|jpg|jpeg|png|PNG|gif|js|css|swf)$">

		ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 years"

	</FilesMatch>

</IfModule>

<ifmodule mod_deflate.c>

	AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/text text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript

</ifmodule>

[RobG]

does not look like any code I've ever seen not sure what it means.

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[nutsandbolts]

Those are expires headers - they set a time period at some point in the future for certain parts of your site to be refreshed. There is also a rule for mod_deflate in there, which is a form of compression used on some servers to help your site load faster.

Both can be helpful, but if you've switched hosts and/or aren't sure why they're there, I wouldn't worry about it. Neither rule is necessary for your site to function.

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[Tracy]

thankyou both for your replies, I probably should have waited to get an answer before removing it but I did save it and took a chance.
Thankyou

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