.htaccess is a small text file that is located either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the web server how it should manage requests when an Internet site or a folder that is part of it is accessed. Many widespread scripts like WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a great deal of fake traffic to your Internet site, for instance, you can block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you could request the guest to type in a username and a password to see the content. You can also set up URL redirecting or use custom made error pages for your site, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so forth. An .htaccess file shall give you far more control over your websites and the way they work.

.htaccess Generator in Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functionalities an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with this kind of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool included with our hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll provide you with an easy and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder that you have created in the account. A huge number of 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 redirect a domain or to set custom error pages for any of your Internet sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your websites even when it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Linux semi-dedicated hosting which we offer include a powerful, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with the option 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 would like to use some of the options that could be enabled through an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it inside the list that you shall find when you open the tool. Also you can select in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you'll be ready. An .htaccess file can also be used to set a PHP version for a given website which is different from the version which the account itself employs. If you have any issues, we have detailed help articles and educational videos that will reveal to you first-hand how to enable any option available in the tool.