.htaccess is a small text file that's placed either directly inside a domain folder or inside a subfolder to inform the server how it should handle requests when a website or a folder that is part of it is accessed. Numerous commonly used scripts like Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your website, for instance, you could block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you can request the visitor to enter a username and a password in order to see the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use customized error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file will give you far more control over your websites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Website Hosting

If you would like to use any of the features an .htaccess file provides, but you have not dealt with this sort of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all our shared website hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll give you an easy and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder that you've created within the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom error pages for each of your Internet sites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for each of your websites even if it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers that we offer include a powerful, but easy-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with the opportunity to use this kind of a file for any purpose even if you're not very experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use any of the options that could be enabled with an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it inside the list which you'll find when you open the tool. Also you can select in which directory of your account the file will be created and you'll be all set. An .htaccess file can be used to set a PHP version for a particular website that differs from the version that the account itself uses. Should you have any difficulties, we have comprehensive help articles and educational videos that shall reveal to you first-hand how to activate any option that is available within the tool.