Actually, technically, it is a .htaccess file. .htaccess files are found on web-servers. These files can't be seen by the browser, and are only read by the web-server software, typically Apache ...
WordPress managed hosting provider WP Engine announced that it is ending support for .htaccess directives. WP Engine has started End-of-Life (EOL) processes for winding down the use of .htaccess on ...