.htaccess is a small text file that's located either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the server how it must address requests when a website or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Many commonly used scripts like Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your Internet site, for instance, you'll be able to block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party websites, or you may request the visitor to type in a username and a password to be able to view the content. You may also set up URL redirecting or use custom made error pages for your website, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so on. An .htaccess file gives you much more control over your Internet sites and the way they work.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

You could use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our modern cloud platform no matter which shared hosting you select when you sign up. Also, if you want to use one of the functions that this type of a file provides, but you don't have a lot of experience, you can use our .htaccess generator tool, that shall offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type only file names or URLs. This way, you are able to work with an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With just a few clicks, you will be able to forward a domain, to choose a different home page for an Internet site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a given Internet site, which may be different from the version which your web hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our semi-dedicated server packages feature an .htaccess generator tool, that's easy enough to be used by people with no previous experience. You will be able to access it via your Hepsia Control Panel and use an easy-to-use interface to activate any option you would like. When you pick the folder in which our system will set up the .htaccess file, you just have to check the boxes beside the options which you want to activate, then save the changes and you will be set. The one thing you will have to type in by hand will be a URL - if you need to use the .htaccess file to forward one of your domains/subdomains to an alternative address or if you would like to use personalized error pages. Our platform will also enable you to set the PHP version which a website will use by placing an .htaccess file inside its root folder, even if your account in general uses a different version.