.htaccess is a small text file that is located either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the server how it must manage requests when a website or a folder that is part of it is accessed. A lot of widely used scripts like Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your Internet site, for instance, you could block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the guest to input a username and a password to be able to view the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use custom error pages for your Internet site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file gives you significantly more control over your Internet sites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Web Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file provides, but you've never dealt with this kind of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all our web hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall give you an easy and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file in any folder which you have created in the account. Many options will 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 error pages for any of your sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you will also be able to set any of these versions for any of your websites even if it's different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you create a semi-dedicated server account with us, you'll be able to use our powerful, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that is part of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can pick the folder where the file shall be set up and after that you'll simply need to select a checkbox next to every single option that you would like to use - it's as basic as that. If you need to set up URL redirection or to set customized error pages for each of your sites, you will also need to enter a web address, but you will not need to type in any special code at any time, so you can easily use our tool even if you have no previous experience. Due to the fact that our sophisticated web hosting platform supports a number of versions of PHP, you will also be able to choose the version that any website will use, even if it isn't the same as the one selected for the account in its entirety.