[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23491: Add hook to insert_with_markers() so theme/plugin authors can prevent writing to .htaccess

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#23491: Add hook to insert_with_markers() so theme/plugin authors can prevent
writing to .htaccess
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 Reporter:  alimony          |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  Rewrite Rules
  Version:                   |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:                   |
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 If not using .htaccess to rewrite, but instead keeping those settings in
 an Apache config file, it would be nice if writing the .htaccess file
 could be prevented by hooking into the function that does that (e.g.
 returning false or something like that).

 Why? If the Apache option AllowOverride is turned off (which it should be
 for performance reasons, if not using any .htaccess files) the file won't
 ever be read. But still having it around (except cluttering) can possibly
 confuse someone having access to the server, seeing the file and thinking
 it actually controls anything. Especially since most WordPress support
 threads on the Internet assumes that an .htaccess file is used for rewrite
 rules.

 One solution is to keep an empty, non-writable .htaccess file, optionally
 having a comment in it saying it's unused, but getting rid of the file
 altogether would be much cleaner. Also, it can still happen that someone
 accidentally changes the file permission, and someone else (or the same
 person) saves permalink options, saving a new .htaccess file, having
 created the possibility of confusion once again.

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