Where to put .htaccess file?

Question

I have some settings which I want to use in .htaccess file. The settings are for some functionality at /admin/tool folder level .. but I want to include some se

Answer 1

Place general rules in:

/.htaccess

Place /admin/ specific rules in:

/admin/.htaccess

Place /admin/tool/ specific rules in:

/admin/tool/.htaccess

Answer 2

You can put your .htaccess in the top level directory and have it apply settings to specific subfolders.