[DrFil]

I'm not very savvy in this kind of stuff, but I'm trying to upload an .htaccess file into a root directory, and it uploads fine, but then disappears after I refresh my file manager. If i upload it as "a.htaccess" or put anything before the "." then it stays fine. but if i then delete whatever is in front of the period, it disappears again. what can i do to make it stay?