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# @package Joomla
# @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
# @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
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# READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE!
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# The line 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems with some server configurations.
# It is required for the use of Apache mod_rewrite, but it may have already been set by
# your server administrator in a way that disallows changing it in this .htaccess file.
# If using it causes your site to produce an error, comment it out (add # to the
# beginning of the line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef urls. If
# they work, then it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need to
# set it here.
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## No directory listings
IndexIgnore *
## Suppress mime type detection in browsers for unknown types
Header always set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
Options +FollowSymlinks
Options -Indexes
## Mod_rewrite in use.
RewriteEngine On
## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
# If you experience problems on your site then comment out the operations listed
# below by adding a # to the beginning of the line.
# This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` on Joomla!
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# Block any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL.
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
# Block any script that includes a