This Question relates to the .htaccess file and is a tangent from a previous Question. My goal is to edit the .htaccess file before uploading to my hosting service. I already know I can update the file directly on the Host’s File Manager, but the problem with that is, I would assume, the edits would disappear the next time I uploaded my Project to the Host because the existing .htaccess file would be overwritten. Is that assumption incorrect?

Second issue. I know Website X5 automatically generates the .htaccess file. Where does the data exist from which it generates the HTML for the .htaccess file's contents? If I know that, could I then make edits to the htaccess file from there?

Third. I’m able to find the htaccess file listing on the FTP section in the Export Section (Step 5), but I can’t actually open the file contents for editing purposes from there. In fact, I have never been able to locate the file anywhere in the Website X5 generated files for the project.

So, if anyone can help me reach my goal as stated above, I would be grateful.