.htaccess is a small text file that's installed either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to guide the web server how it should handle requests when a site or a folder that's part of it is accessed. Lots of widely used scripts such as 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 specific IP addresses and third-party websites, or you may request the guest to type in a username and a password to view the content. You could also set up URL forwarding or use custom error pages for your Internet site, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file will give you much more control over your websites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functions which an .htaccess file offers, but you've never dealt with this sort of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool included with all our shared hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will provide you with an easy and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created inside the account. Many 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 customized error pages for each of your sites. Since 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's different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server solutions feature an .htaccess generator tool, which is easy enough to be used by individuals without previous experience. You shall be able to access it via your Hepsia Control Panel and employ an intuitive interface to enable any option you'd like. Once you pick the folder in which our system will create the .htaccess file, you simply need to check the boxes beside the options that you'd like to enable, then save the changes and you shall be good to go. The only thing you shall have to input manually shall be a URL - if you would like to use the .htaccess file to forward one of your domains/subdomains to an alternative address or if you want to use custom error pages. Our platform shall also enable you to set the PHP version which an Internet site will use by adding an .htaccess file in its root folder, no matter if your account in its entirety uses a different version.