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How do I use .htaccess directives on an Apache server to serve files with a specific encoding?

Unless you are an Apache developer or apache admin this article will contain a lot of new and unusual ways of using htaccess and httpd config files. There is a lot of gold sprinkled throughout this article, and its updated almost daily, so take your time, come back often, and look at every example so you don’t miss any treasure!