Add PR #1751 to update htaccess rule for better support of Lets Encrypt

ryancramerdesign · Aug 4, 2016 · 2c3c3ab · 2c3c3ab
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diff --git a/htaccess.txt b/htaccess.txt
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm
   # RewriteBase /~user/
 
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # 12. Access Restrictions: Keep web users out of dirs that begin with a period
+  # 12. Access Restrictions: Keep web users out of dirs that begin with a period,
+  # but let services like Lets Encrypt use the webroot authentication method.
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  RewriteRule "(^|/)\." - [F]
+  RewriteRule "(^|/)\.(?!well-known)" - [F]
 
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # 13. OPTIONAL: Redirect users to the 'www.' version of the site (uncomment to enable).