.htaccess is a small text file which is placed either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to inform the web server how it must handle requests when a website or a folder that's part of it is accessed. Numerous commonly used scripts such as WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get loads of fake traffic to your Internet site, for example, you'll be able to block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party sites, or you could request the guest to type in a username and a password to view the content. You may also set up URL redirecting or use custom made error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so forth. An .htaccess file shall give you significantly more control over your websites and the way they work.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you want to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file provides, but you have not dealt with this kind of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all of our shared hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it will give you a simple and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created in the account. A large number of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one which you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set personalized error pages for each of your websites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites even if it's different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Linux semi-dedicated services that we offer feature a powerful, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the opportunity to use this kind of a file for any purpose even if you are not very experienced. The tool is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use some of the options that could be enabled using an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it within the list which you shall find when you open the tool. You can even decide in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you will be all set. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a given site that differs from the version which the account itself uses. In case you have any issues, we have in-depth help articles and educational videos which will demonstrate first-hand how to enable any option which is available inside the tool.