.htaccess is a small text file which is located either directly inside a domain folder or inside a subfolder to tell the web server how it must address requests when a site or a folder that's part of it is accessed. A lot of widely used scripts including WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your Internet site, for example, you could block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you could request the guest to enter a username and a password to be able to view the content. You may also set up URL forwarding or use personalized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so on. An .htaccess file shall give you far more control over your websites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functions that an .htaccess file provides, but you haven't dealt with this kind of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with our shared hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll offer you a simple and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you have created in the account. Quite a few options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only pick the one that you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set customized error pages for each of your Internet sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites regardless if 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 packages which we offer come with a powerful, but easy-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which will give you the chance to use this sort of a file for any purpose even if you are not very experienced. The tool is built into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use some of the options which could be enabled via an .htaccess file, you simply need to check the box next to it in the list that you will 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 can be used to set a PHP version for a specific Internet site that differs from the version that the account itself employs. Should you have any difficulties, we have thorough help articles and instructional videos that shall explain to you first-hand how to activate any option available in the tool.