I found this fantastic .htaccess editor and creator tool the other day which does a good job of covering the main basic options.
Apache .htaccess Online Creator and Editor Tool
http://www.htaccesseditor.com/en.shtml
Thanks to whom ever sat down and wrote the thing, even the interface is nice and easy to use.
Enjoy.
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