.htaccess is a small text file which is located either directly inside a domain folder or inside a subfolder to inform the web server how it has to address requests when a site or a folder that's part of it is accessed. Lots of widespread scripts such as Joomla and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a great deal of fake traffic to your website, for example, you'll be able to block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party websites, or you could request the visitor to type in a username and a password in order to see the content. You may also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your website, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file will give you significantly 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 that an .htaccess file offers, but you have never dealt with this kind of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool offered with our cloud hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it will provide you with an easy and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder that you've created in the account. Many 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 forward a domain or to set personalized error pages for each of your sites. 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 Internet sites even if it is different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Linux semi-dedicated packages which we offer come with a powerful, but easy-to-work-with .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the chance to use such a file for any purpose even if you are not too experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you'd like to use any of the options which can be activated through an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it within the list which you shall find when you open the tool. You can also decide in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you shall be good to go. An .htaccess file can also be used to set a PHP version for a particular Internet site that is different from the version which the account itself takes advantage of. If you have any issues, we have thorough help articles and video tutorials that shall explain to you first-hand how to enable any option that's available in the tool.