.htaccess is a small text file that's located either directly inside a domain folder or inside a subfolder to guide the server how it has to handle requests when an Internet site or a folder that is part of it is accessed. Many widely used scripts including WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you could block the access of certain 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 can 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 forth. An .htaccess file will give you significantly more control over your sites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Web Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functionalities an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with such matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool included with our web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll provide you with a simple and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder which you have created in the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set personalized error pages for each of your Internet sites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites even when it's different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages come with the revolutionary, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP, which incorporates our .htaccess generator tool. It will enable you to create a system file in any folder that you pick with a couple of mouse clicks. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you can reap the benefits of all the functions which an .htaccess file provides since our tool is very intuitive to use. You'll find a list of all the options you can activate and there will be a checkbox next to each and every one of them. Just pick the options that you want to enable and eventually type in a URL - if you're using the .htaccess file to forward one URL to another or to set custom made error pages. You'll not have to input any code at any time. If required, you may use an .htaccess file to use different versions of PHP for your Internet sites, as a number of versions are available simultaneously on our hosting platform.