Title: edit htaccess
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# edit htaccess

 *  [thebuilder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cway/)
 * (@cway)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-htaccess/)
 * I have iThemes Security installed. I need to edit the htaccess file to include
   a rewrite condition. Does anyone know how I edit the htaccess file while iThemes
   Security is installed?
    Thanks! Cameron
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 *  [iThemes Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ithemes-support/)
 * (@ithemes-support)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-htaccess/#post-5385278)
 * Hey Cameron,
 * You could either disable the “Remove File Writing Permissions” feature or manually
   change the permissions to 644.
 * Thanks,
 * Gerroald
 *  [Xristitina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xristitina/)
 * (@xristitina)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-htaccess/#post-5385524)
 * I have disabled the “Remove File Writing Permissions” feature but I still cannot
   edit my htaccess file. The deny rules are not overwritten.
 * Is it safe to simply change the file permissions while those rules are still 
   there?
 *  [iThemes Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ithemes-support/)
 * (@ithemes-support)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-htaccess/#post-5385525)
 * Hi,
 * Yes it’s safe to edit the permissions manually. You’ll need to manually reset
   them to more secure permission or re-save the settings on your Settings page.
 * Thanks,
 * Gerroald

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