An .htaccess file is a text file which includes directives that tell a server how to act in specific occasions. It must be positioned in the folder in which these directives should be carried out. A lot of script-driven apps use this kind of a file to function properly - WordPress and Joomla, for example. You can use this kind of a file with custom made content as well and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, an entire network or specific sites from accessing your site, set custom error pages which will be displayed rather than the server-generated ones in case a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, set up a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have far better control over your web presence.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Website Hosting
You may use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our ground breaking cloud platform irrespective of which shared website hosting plan you select when you sign up. What is more, if you'd like to use one of the features which such a file offers, but you don't have very much experience, you can use our .htaccess generator tool, which will offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type only file names or URLs. Thus, you'll be able to use an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives that you need to use in general. With a few mouse clicks, you'll be able to redirect a domain, to choose an alternative home page for an Internet site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a certain site, which can be different from the version that your website hosting account uses.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server packages offer an .htaccess generator tool, which is easy enough to be used by people without 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 need. Once you select the folder where our system will create the .htaccess file, you only need to check the boxes next to the options which you want to enable, then save the changes and you'll be ready. The one thing you will have to enter manually will be a URL - if you'd like to use the .htaccess file to forward one of your domains/subdomains to a different address or if you would like to use custom error pages. Our platform will also enable you to set the PHP version which an Internet site will use by placing an .htaccess file inside its root folder, even when your account in its entirety uses a different version.