.htaccess is a small text file that is placed either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to inform the web server how it must handle requests when a site or a folder that's part of it is accessed. Numerous commonly used scripts such as Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you can block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the guest to type in a username and a password to be able to view the content. You can also set up URL redirecting or use custom error pages for your site, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file shall give you a lot more control over your websites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you would like to use any of the features that an .htaccess file offers, but you have not dealt with this kind of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool offered with our cloud hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall give you an uncomplicated and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder which you have created within the account. Many options shall 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 redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your Internet sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you'll be able to set any of these versions for each of your Internet sites even when it's different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server packages include an .htaccess generator tool, which is simple enough to be used by people with no previous experience. You shall be able to access it using your Hepsia Control Panel and use an easy-to-use interface to enable any option you would like. After you choose the folder in which our system will create the .htaccess file, you just need to check the boxes beside the options you want to activate, then save the changes and you will be ready. The only thing you shall have to enter by hand will be a URL - if you would like to use the .htaccess file to redirect one of your domains/subdomains to another address or if you want to use custom error pages. Our platform shall also allow you to set the PHP version that a website will use by adding an .htaccess file in its root folder, even if your account in general uses a different version.