.htaccess is a small text file which is placed either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the server how it should manage requests when an Internet site or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Lots of commonly used scripts including WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your site, for example, you may block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party sites, or you can request the visitor to type in a username and a password to view the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use custom made 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 on. An .htaccess file offers you a lot more control over your websites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

You could use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our innovative cloud platform regardless of which shared web hosting you choose when you sign up. What is more, if you would like use one of the functions that this kind of a file provides, but you do not have very much experience, you could use our .htaccess generator tool, which shall offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and enter only file names or URLs. Thus, you could use an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With only a few clicks, you will be able to forward a domain, to select an alternative home page for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a certain Internet site, which may be different from the version which your web hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server packages provide an .htaccess generator tool, which is easy enough to be used by people with no previous experience. You will be able to access it via your Hepsia Control Panel and employ an intuitive interface to enable any option you need. After you select the folder where our system will create the .htaccess file, you just need to check the boxes beside the options that you want to activate, then save the changes and you will be set. The only thing you shall have to type in by hand shall be a URL - if you need to use the .htaccess file to forward one of your domains/subdomains to another address or if you would like to use custom error pages. Our platform will also allow you to set the PHP version that an Internet site will use by putting an .htaccess file within its root folder, even if your account in general uses a different version.