i do, that is the best way .. while both the new questions and information you find are fresh in your head.
i'm just saying, understand 'how' and 'why' it works before you write a tutorial.
honestly i didn't know there were configurations you had to setup in the apache config till i tried to use .htaccess on one of my client's new redhat servers and it did not work.
don't get overwhelmed on the subject .. just read 'Admin's' response to my question and that should point you in the right direction for the apache side of things. it's pretty simple. ( especially if you read the apache documentation on
AllowOverride Directive and of course
.htaccess )