An .htaccess file is a text file that features directives that tell a web server how to behave in certain events. It should be put in the folder in which these directives should be executed. Many script-driven apps employ this sort of a file to work efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use such a file with personalized content as well and do a wide range of things - block an IP address, a whole network or specific Internet sites from accessing your site, set custom error pages that shall show up rather than server-generated ones in case a visitor encounters some error on the website, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, set up a password-protected area and much more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have more effective control over your presence online.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use any of the functions that an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with this sort of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool provided with all of our cloud hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will provide you with an easy and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder you have created in the account. A lot of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one that 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 websites. Since our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you'll be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites even when it is different from the version set for your Internet hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Linux semi-dedicated servers which we provide come with an efficient, but easy-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which will provide you with the chance to use this type of a file for any purpose even if you're not very experienced. The tool is built into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use any of the options that could be enabled via an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it inside the list which you will find when you open the tool. You may also choose in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you'll be ready. An .htaccess file may also be used to set a PHP version for a particular website which is different from the version which the account itself employs. Should you have any difficulties, we have detailed help articles and video tutorials that shall show you first-hand how to activate any option that's available within the tool.