How To Edit A .htaccess File Through The cPanel File Manager?

In this tutorial we are going to understand how to add or edit a .htaccess file through the cPanel file manager is as follows:

• Login to the cPanel.
• Under the Files section, click on File Manager.
• On the left side, click on the public_html directory.
• Here you will see the files and folders. 
• In this section, if you’re not able to see the .htaccess file, then go to Settings
• In this Preferences window, you need to mark the option Show Hidden Files (Dotfiles).
• Click on the Save button.
• Now, you will be able to see the .htaccess file, if you don’t see it then you need to create a new one.
• To create a new .htaccess file, click on File option in File Manager.
• A New File window appears.
• Now, in New File Name text box type the file name as .htaccess and enter a directory where you want to place the .htaccess file in the below section. Here I have selected public_html directory so it is being displayed by default in this section.
•  Click on Create New File button.
• Right-click on .htaccess file and click on Edit option in the Context Menu.
• After clicking on the Edit option, one dialogue box appears on the screen which will ask you for Character Encoding.
• If you don’t want to select any Character Encoding option, just click on the Edit button.
• After clicking on the Edit button, a new window appears in which you can update the existing code OR add a new one.
• Make the changes and click on Save Changes button.