v3.3.44.3

v3.3.44.3 — Apache Configuration

Release date: 2026.04.11

Micro-patch adding the .htaccess Apache configuration file to the project repository.

Install from the 3.x branch:

composer create-project se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy:3.x-dev myproject

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Changes Since v3.3.44.2

Infrastructure

• public/.htaccess — Apache configuration file added to the repository

  Previously absent from version control (excluded by .gitignore; now force-tracked). This file is required for Apache-based deployments and covers:

  • APP_ENV=dev default via SetEnvIf (overridable per vhost)
  • gzip compression (AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE) for all text, CSS, JS, XML, JSON content types
  • DirectoryIndex index.php
  • URL rewrite rules:
    • Strips /index.php prefix via R=301 redirect
    • Let's Encrypt ACME challenge passthrough
    • Blocks executable file access under var/ (.php, .phar, .sh, .exe, .pl, .bin)
    • Static passthrough rules for var/storage/images, design/, share/icons/, extension/ assets, favicon.ico, images/, bundles/, assets/, build/
    • Maintenance mode stubs (commented out)
    • Cluster/DFS image streaming rules (commented out)
    • Catch-all rewrite to index.php

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Upgrade Notes

No code changes. Infrastructure file only. Copy public/.htaccess into your project's public/ directory if upgrading an existing installation without composer create-project.

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Full Changelog: v3.3.44.2...v3.3.44.3

> composer create-project se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy:3.x-dev myproject

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Changes Since v3.3.44.2

Infrastructure

• public/.htaccess — Apache configuration file added to the repository

  Previously absent from version control (excluded by .gitignore; now force-tracked). This file is required for Apache-based deployments and covers:

  • APP_ENV=dev default via SetEnvIf (overridable per vhost)
  • gzip compression (AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE) for all text, CSS, JS, XML, JSON content types
  • DirectoryIndex index.php
  • URL rewrite rules:
    • Strips /index.php prefix via R=301 redirect
    • Let's Encrypt ACME challenge passthrough
    • Blocks executable file access under var/ (.php, .phar, .sh, .exe, .pl, .bin)
    • Static passthrough rules for var/storage/images, design/, share/icons/, extension/ assets, favicon.ico, images/, bundles/, assets/, build/
    • Maintenance mode stubs (commented out)
    • Cluster/DFS image streaming rules (commented out)
    • Catch-all rewrite to index.php

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Upgrade Notes

No code changes. Infrastructure file only. Copy public/.htaccess into your project's public/ directory if upgrading an existing installation without composer create-project.

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Full Changelog: v3.3.44.2...v3.3.44.3