I just wanted to mention here that I created a part of the above .htaccess file myself and some parts were taken from Perishable Press :: Digital Design and Dialogue ~ and AskApache - Crazy Advanced Web Development for server admins, WordPress bloggers, programmers, and hackers with topics and tools for Htaccess Rewrites, Linux and bash, PHP networking with cURL, SEO. which some parts I edited (removing - modifying - adding) stuff.

I recommend visiting their sites, as they are definitely great resources.

Good luck.

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