MC-20336: Update tests related to Catalog Search and Swatches

"Reverted previous commit "d657e00c8bc70aa073f074d8a72f960e45cd486f" as it deleted var/.htaccess file and added only changes to Test file"

Author: abothu

app/code/Magento/CatalogSearch/Test/Mftf/Test/LayerNavigationOfCatalogSearchTest.xml

@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@
         <fillField selector="{{AdminProductAttributeSection.customAttribute($$createPriceAttribute.attribute_code$$)}}" userInput="70" stepKey="fillCustomPrice2"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminProductFormSection.save}}" stepKey="clickSaveButton2"/>
         <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForSimpleProductSaved2"/>
-
-        <!--Run re-index task-->
-        <magentoCLI command="indexer:reindex" stepKey="reindex"/>
-
         <!--Navigate to category on Storefront-->
         <comment userInput="Navigate to category on Storefront" stepKey="comment3"/>
         <amOnPage url="{{StorefrontCategoryPage.url($$subCategory.name$$)}}" stepKey="goToCategoryStorefront"/>

var/.htaccess

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<IfVersion < 2.4>
+    order allow,deny
+    deny from all
+</IfVersion>
+<IfVersion >= 2.4>
+    Require all denied
+</IfVersion>
+