.htaccess is a configuration file used by the Apache webserver to control various aspects of a website's behavior. It is a powerful tool that allows you to make changes to the server's configuration without having to modify the main server configuration file, which is usually located in the /etc/httpd directory.

Basically, We use htaccess for SEO-friendly URLs. Besides, we use htaccess to define various rules. By default, htaccess does not enable in apache2 config. For this reason, htaccess does not work on the server.

Goto Apache folder and search apache2.conf file

Open With Terminal

sudo nano apache2.conf

Change AllowOverride None To AllowOverride All

sudo service apache2 restart

Now see it working