A Standard .htaccess for use on most ExpressionEngine sites

htaccess

FileETag None

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    # Force www
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com$ [NC]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.example.com$1 [R=301,L]

    # Uncomment to Remove www, but comment the above 2 lines out. :)
    # Otherwise the world will end
    # RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com$ [NC]
    # RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example.com$1 [R=301,L]

    # Removes index.php
    RewriteCond $1 !\.(gif|jpe?g|png)$ [NC]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]
    # If 404s or "No Input File" errors, or every page give the same thing
    # make it /index.php?/$1 above -- Just adding the question mark
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_expires.c>
    ExpiresActive On
    ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 1 second"
    ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/x-download "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"
    ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"
</IfModule>