.htaccess is a small text file that is located either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to tell the web server how it should manage requests when a website or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Many 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 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 see the content. You could also set up URL forwarding or use custom error pages for your Internet site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so on. An .htaccess file offers you much more control over your sites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Website Hosting

You may use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our modern cloud platform irrespective of which website hosting you choose when you sign up. In addition, if you need to use one of the functions which this type of a file provides, but you do not have very much experience, you can certainly use our .htaccess generator tool, which will offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and input only file names or URLs. Thus, you could use an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives you need to use in general. With only a couple of clicks, you shall be able to forward a domain, to choose an alternative homepage for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a particular Internet site, which could be different from the version that your website hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers which we offer feature an efficient, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with the opportunity to use this kind of a file for any purpose even if you are not too experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you'd like to use any of the options that can be activated using an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it inside the list that you will find when you open the tool. You can even decide in which directory of your account the file will be created and you will be ready. An .htaccess file can also be used to set a PHP version for a certain website which is different from the version which the account itself takes advantage of. Should you have any problems, we have detailed help articles and instructional videos that will show you first-hand how to enable any option which is available in the tool.