.htaccess is a small text file which is installed either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the web server how it has to address requests when a website or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Lots of widely used scripts like WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your Internet site, for instance, you may block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you may request the guest to input a username and a password in order to view the content. You may also set up URL redirecting or use customized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so forth. An .htaccess file offers you significantly more control over your Internet sites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Website Hosting

If you want to use any of the functions which an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with this type of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all of our shared website hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it shall provide you with an easy and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file within any folder that you have created in the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one which you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set customized error pages for any of your websites. Because our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites regardless if it is different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers which we provide come with a powerful, but easy-to-work-with .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the opportunity to use such a file for any purpose even if you are not experienced. The tool is incorporated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you'd like to use any of the options which may be activated with an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it inside the list that you'll find when you open the tool. You may also select in which directory of your account the file will be created and you will be set. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a certain Internet site that differs from the version that the account itself employs. Should you have any troubles, we have in-depth help articles and video tutorials that shall reveal to you first-hand how to activate any option that is available within the tool.