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Re:The Architecture of Open Source Applications: Nginx by malka on Monday November 23, 2015 @07:28PM (#10618347)
.htaccess are a huge drag for performances. I think it might contribute to the slow label.
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Re:The Architecture of Open Source Applications: Nginx by suneilp on Monday November 23, 2015 @08:25PM (#10618568)
Those can be disabled and I always do so. Location specific configuration can be put in the main configuration files.

They should never be used unless you're in a shared hosting environment where you don't have a choice.

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