.htaccess is a small text file that is placed either directly inside a domain folder or inside a subfolder to guide the web server how it should handle requests when a website or a folder that is part of it is accessed. A lot of widespread scripts such as Joomla™ and WordPress 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 certain IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you could request the visitor to input a username and a password to be able to view the content. You may also set up URL redirecting or use customized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file offers you a lot more control over your sites and the way they work.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you would like to use any of the functions an .htaccess file provides, but you haven't dealt with this sort of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool included with all our cloud hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will offer you an uncomplicated and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder you have created inside the account. A large number of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only pick the one you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom made error pages for any of your websites. Because our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for each of your websites regardless if it's different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Linux semi-dedicated servers that we offer include a powerful, but easy-to-work-with .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the opportunity to use this type of a file for any purpose even if you're not too experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use any of the options which can be enabled using an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it inside the list that you will find when you open the tool. You can also pick in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you will be all set. An .htaccess file may also be used to set a PHP version for a given Internet site which differs from the version that the account itself employs. Should you have any troubles, we have comprehensive help articles and video tutorials that shall show you first-hand how to activate any option available within the tool.