How much does using htaccess files slow down website performance (especially with solid state disks)?

Question

The Apache docs say (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/htaccess.html),

\"You should avoid using .htaccess files completely if you have access t

Answer 1

The httpd.conf is parsed one time. If you use .htaccess it'll get hit every time something is called. That'll cause a fairly large performance hit that will just get worse with increasing requests.