.htaccess is a small text file that is placed either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the web server how it has to address requests when a website or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Lots of commonly used scripts such as Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your site, for example, you may block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the guest to input a username and a password to see the content. You could also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file offers you far more control over your sites and the way they function.
.htaccess Generator in Web Hosting
If you want to use any of the functionalities which an .htaccess file offers, but you have not dealt with this kind of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool provided with all of our web hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it will offer you an easy and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder which you have created in the account. Quite a few options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose 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 any of your sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for any of your websites even if it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you create a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to use our powerful, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that is provided with the Hepsia hosting CP. You can pick the folder where the file shall be created and after that you'll simply have to select a checkbox next to each option you want to use - it's as basic as that. If you would like to set up URL redirection or to set custom error pages for each of your Internet sites, you shall also need to type a web address, but you will not have to input any special code at any time, so you can certainly use our tool even if you have no previous experience. Since our advanced web hosting platform supports several different versions of PHP, you shall also be able to select the version which any site will use, even if it's not identical to the one selected for the account in its entirety.