References to htaccess should be preceded with the dot to denote it's a hidden file - .htaccess

[garrett-eclipse]

Hello,

The references to htaccess introduced in the class-wp-debug-data.php should be prefixed with the dot to indicate that it's a hidden file, reference;
​https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php#L603-L606

Referring to the Glossary;
".htaccess is a hidden file in Unix/Linux (as dictated by the preceding period '.'),"
Reference - ​https://codex.wordpress.org/Glossary#.htaccess

As well in all core references, it's noted as .htaccess. Just noticed while translating.

Cheers

[garrett-eclipse]

Prefix new htaccess references with the dot to make them .htaccess 'hidden files'

[ocean90]

There are a few places in core where we use a placeholder instead to replace it with '<code>.htaccess</code>'. Can we do this here too?

[swissspidy]

The labels and values are escaped with esc_html() in src/wp-admin/site-health-info.php.

Other places in that table there use wp_kses(), which potentially could be a bit slow when applied to all the debug data.

[subrataemfluence]

Two more places missing (.) in .htaccess.

[burhandodhy]

missing (.) for (.htaccess)

[subrataemfluence]

@burhandodhy I added it already in my patch :)

[swissspidy]

Let's focus on the Site Health part first before doing a search and replace on unrelated docs :-)

[subrataemfluence]

Sure. Sorry for jumping in! I thought otherwise, i.e. this change might required to be implemented wherever it is present!

Replying to swissspidy:

Let's focus on the Site Health part first before doing a search and replace on unrelated docs :-)

[ianbelanger]

Refresh of original patch by @garrett-eclipse

[ianbelanger]

The original patch no longer applied cleanly, so 46841.3.diff is a refresh of that, which only focuses on Site Health pages

[garrett-eclipse]

Thanks @ianbelanger this looks good, hoping it can make it in today before string freeze.

[desrosj]

In 45171:

Site Health: Correctly refer to an .htaccess file as hidden.

The preceding period (.) should always be included when referring to an .htaccess file.

Props: ianbelanger, garrett-eclipse, subrataemfluence, burhandodhy.
Fixes #46841.