How to install htengix in CentOS/RHEL 9 (x86_64)

HTENGIX — NGINX with Apache .htaccess (mod_rewrite + overlay) support

License: BSD-2-Clause AND Apache-2.0 Vendor: GetPageSpeed LLC https://github.com/dvershinin/nginx-module-htaccess

Install

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager --enable getpagespeed-extras-testing
sudo dnf -y install htengix

Description

HTENGIX is NGINX with Apache .htaccess directive compatibility statically linked in: the full mod_rewrite flag set plus Apache-style , , and overlay containers. Provides drop-in nginx behavior for any site whose configuration was written for Apache. This is a TESTING-channel preview build. Production use is not recommended yet. Source modules: https://github.com/dvershinin/nginx-module-htaccess

Compatibility

This package is compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

RPMs

Package	Size	Built	Changes
htengix-1.29.3-2.el9.gps.x86_64	939 KiB	2026-06-10	Danila Vershinin - Statically link ngx_http_ap_htaccess_walker_module (htaccess on;) — it · was absent from the -1 build. Walker hardened to real-world Apache · parity: · container handling, Apache RewriteCond dialect (%{VAR} · translation, ! negation, Apache argument order), per-dir subject · semantics with closest-wins merge, deepest-existing-dir fallback for · pretty permalinks, and .ht* request deny. Parity-tested 1:1 against · Apache 2.4: WordPress canonical and a real customer .htaccess match · on all 41 request tuples (module@a184807).
htengix-1.29.3-1.el9.gps.x86_64	928 KiB	2026-06-02	Danila Vershinin - Initial HTENGIX build: NGINX mainline 1.29.3 with statically-linked · ngx_http_ap_rewrite_module and ngx_http_ap_overlay_module pinned to · nginx-module-htaccess@737b4d8. Provides full Apache mod_rewrite · flag set plus less-than-Directory/Files/Location overlay containers. · Drop-in replacement for stock nginx; testing-channel preview only.