.htaccess is a small text file which is located either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to tell 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 such as WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your website, for instance, you may block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the visitor to enter a username and a password to be able to see the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use custom made error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file gives you a lot more control over your Internet sites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you would like to use any of the functionalities which an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with such matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool included with all of our cloud hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will provide you with a simple and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file in any folder you have created within the account. A huge number of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one you need and eventually type a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom error pages for each of your websites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you will also be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites even when it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated hosting plans include the advanced, yet easy-to-use Hepsia CP, that features our .htaccess generator tool. It will allow you to create a system file inside any folder of your choice with several mouse clicks. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you'll be able to take advantage of all the functions that an .htaccess file features because our tool is very intuitive to use. You will find a list of all the options that you can activate and there shall be a checkbox next to each and every one of them. Just pick the options you want to enable and eventually input a URL - if you're using the .htaccess file to redirect one URL to another or to set custom made error pages. You will not have to enter any code at any time. If necessary, you can use an .htaccess file to use different versions of PHP for your sites, since several versions are available simultaneously on our hosting platform.