The generated htaccess file contains a couple of inefficiencies.

1) Rewrites are enclosed in a <IfModule> block. Since the code doesn't work without mod_rewrite, we *want* it to fail if mod_rewrite is absent, not silently ignore our configuration and cause confusion. Thus, patch removes the <IfModule> stuff.

2) The RewriteRule has a (.*) in it, which is unnecessary. (.*) captures a match in a backreference for later use. We're not using that backreference, so this just adds memory and time overhead on every request. Granted, it's not much, but there it is.

(Note: Yes, these changes are trivial, but mod_rewrite inefficiency bugs me.)

(Note 2: The entire .htaccess file can be replaced with a single "FallBackResource $path/yourls-loader.php" if you're running Apache 2.2.16 or later.)