With an .htaccess file, you can determine how the web server that handles the requests to your Internet sites have to act in different cases. This is a text file with directives that are performed when somebody tries to open your website and what happens next depends on the content of the file. As an example, you may block a specific IP address from accessing your website, therefore the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain to some other URL, so the server will redirect the visitor to the new web address. You can also use custom error pages or protect any part of your Internet site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many popular script-driven applications, like WordPress, Drupal™ and Joomla™, use an .htaccess file to operate efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functionalities an .htaccess file offers, but you have not dealt with this sort of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool included with our shared web hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it will offer you an easy and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file in any folder that you have created inside the account. A lot of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one that you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your Internet sites. As our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you will also be able to set any of these versions for each of your websites even if it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers come with the innovative, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel, that includes our .htaccess generator tool. It'll allow you to create a system file in any folder of your choice with only several clicks. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you may take full advantage of all the features which an .htaccess file offers because our tool is very intuitive to use. There is also a list of all the options that you can activate and there shall be a checkbox next to each of them. Just select the options that you'd like to enable and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the .htaccess file to forward one URL to another or to set custom error pages. You'll not have to type in any code at any time. If required, you may use an .htaccess file to use different versions of PHP for your websites, since a few versions are available simultaneously on our hosting platform.