Apache .htaccess vs httpd - does it really matter?

Question

I know this question has been asked many times and I\'ve researched it myself on Google as well but just can\'t come up with the answer I need.

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Answer 1

Well, to my knowledge, the performance difference is negilible, comparred to the computing time used for whatever's used in the .htaccess. For what's it's worth, I've seen no measurable difference by having a .htaccess file.