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Section 12.
12. Allowed .htaccess files? My PHP-Nuke needs them.

No. You can't upload .htaccess files. If you uploaded, it will be deleted soon. PHP-Nukes, Modifications of PHP-Nukes working without .htaccess file. Don't worry, .htaccess is not critical. All will work correctly without .htaccess.
Just answered my own question.