.htaccess is a small text file which is installed either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to inform the web server how it must address requests when a website or a folder that's part of it is accessed. A lot of widely used scripts like Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your website, for example, you can block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the visitor to enter a username and a password in order to view the content. You may also set up URL forwarding or use custom made error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file offers you significantly more control over your websites and the way they operate.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file offers, but you've never dealt with this sort of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool provided with our cloud hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will provide you with an uncomplicated and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created within the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one which you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set personalized error pages for any of your Internet sites. Because our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites even if it's different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Linux semi-dedicated packages which we provide come with a powerful, but time and effort saving .htaccess generator tool, which will give you the opportunity to use this type of a file for any purpose even when you are not experienced. The tool is built into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you would like to use any of the options that could be enabled through an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it within the list that you shall find when you open the tool. You may also pick in which directory of your account the file will be created and you shall be set. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a given Internet site which is different from the version which the account itself takes advantage of. Should you have any issues, we have detailed help articles and video lessons that shall reveal to you first-hand how to activate any option that is available inside the tool.