Is there a way to to upload .htaccess file to local host directories?

Usually I can upload via ftp or directly from cpanel to a remote/live server but how can I upload the .htaccess files to inner directories within a local development site?

Thanks

medw1311 said:

Just copy and paste the files into the directories on your local machine using File Explorer?

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OK thanks
Just to clarify what it is i'm trying to achieve here - i'm trying to disable php execution. It was always recommended that I add a .htaccess file with:
<Files *.php>
deny from all
</Files>
into the /wp-includes/ and /wp-content/uploads/ sub-directories.

I have simply copied and pasted the file seperately into the two above directories like you've kindly suggested.

I can see now I have a main .htaccess file with all the autogenerated stuff on it and now these two additional files i've created. I'm only a beginner so i'd be really thankful if anyone can tell me:
- Is there any reason why what i've done above will not work? I'm not a php scripter so don't know how to test if php execution has been disabled in these directories or not.
- Is there anyway I can harden my backend further based on the above implementation?