An .htaccess file is a text file that incorporates directives which tell a web server how to act in specific cases. It needs to be put in the folder where these directives should be carried out. Loads of script-driven apps employ this sort of a file to function efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use this kind of a file with custom made content as well and do a wide range of things - block an IP address, an entire network or specific sites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages which shall appear instead of the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, forward a domain or a subdomain to another web address, create a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you will have much better control over your presence online.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting
If you wish to use any of the features which an .htaccess file offers, but you have never dealt with this type of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool offered with our shared web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll give you a simple and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file in any folder that you have created inside the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one which you need and eventually type a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set customized error pages for each of your Internet sites. Because our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you will also be able to set any of these versions for any of your websites even when it's different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All our Linux semi-dedicated hosting include the advanced, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP, that features our .htaccess generator tool. It will permit you to create a system file in any folder that you pick with just a couple of mouse clicks. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you could take full advantage of all the functions which an .htaccess file provides as our tool is extremely intuitive to use. You'll find a list of all the options you can activate and there shall be a checkbox next to each and every one of them. Just choose the options you want to enable and eventually type a URL - if you're using the .htaccess file to redirect one URL to another or to set custom made error pages. You'll not have to type in any code at any time. If necessary, you could use an .htaccess file to employ different versions of PHP for your sites, as a few versions are available simultaneously on our web hosting platform.