.htaccess default changes

[JedMeister]

Changes included in this PR:

• Comment out the www redirect to naked domain (41dafd1)
  • closes Default public/.htaccess redirects www prefixed FQDN to naked domain #8289
• Update Apache 2.2 access control directives to 2.4 style (b07cddf) - see Apache 2.2. -> 2.4 docs)

I included them in a single PR as they seem relatively related, however I kept them as separate commits as there 2 separate changes. I hope this is ok? If you'd rather me make them 2 separate PRs or squash them into a single commit (or something else), please let me know and I'll take care of it ASAP.

Thanks for considering my changes.

[Neustradamus]

@JedMeister: Why to change the redirection from www to non-www?

It is important: Drop WWW:

• https://dropwww.com/
• https://dropwww.com/why
• https://dropwww.com/how
• https://dropwww.com/seo

I have commented here too about it:

• Default public/.htaccess redirects www prefixed FQDN to naked domain #8289

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I am okay for other points (2.2 -> 2.4).

@bhanu2217: Have you seen this PR?

[Perumal408]

URL Redirect Configuration

Redirect rules have been removed from the codebase to give users the flexibility to configure them at the server level based on their requirements.

Below is some information to help users decide whether to use www in their application URLs.

Using a non-WWW (root) domain helps maintain a single canonical URL, avoid potential SSL issues, and improve SEO.

Example:

www.domain.com/page → https://domain.com/page

[Perumal408]

@JedMeister Thanks for raising the P.R.

The solution being provided will be fixed in #8277
For now will close this P.R

[Neustradamus]

@Perumal408: Thanks, it is very important to have the base without WWW.

Can you look the ticket here:

• Default public/.htaccess redirects www prefixed FQDN to naked domain #8289