.htaccess is a small text file that's installed either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the server how it should handle requests when an Internet site or a folder that's part of it is accessed. Lots of popular scripts like Joomla and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your website, for example, you may block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party sites, or you could request the visitor to enter a username and a password to be able to view the content. You can also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file will give you far more control over your websites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Website Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functions which an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with this type of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all our website hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will offer you a simple and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you have created in the account. A large number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only pick the one which you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set customized error pages for each of your Internet sites. As 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 when it's different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers that we offer come with an efficient, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, which will provide you with the chance to use such a file for any purpose even if you're not experienced. The tool is included in the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use any of the options which could be activated using an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it in the list which you shall find when you open the tool. You can also choose in which directory of your account the file will be created and you will be good to go. An .htaccess file can be used to set a PHP version for a certain website which is different from the version that the account itself uses. In case you have any issues, we have detailed help articles and video tutorials that shall show you first-hand how to enable any option that is available within the tool.