.htaccess is a small text file which is located either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the web server how it should address requests when a site or a folder that is part of it is accessed. A lot of famous scripts such as WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a great deal of fake traffic to your site, for example, you'll be able to block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party websites, or you could request the guest to type in a username and a password in order to see the content. You may also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file will give you a lot more control over your Internet sites and the way they operate.

.htaccess Generator in Web Hosting

You may use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our revolutionary cloud platform regardless of which web hosting you pick when you sign up. In addition, if you want to use one of the functions which such a file offers, but you don't have much experience, you could use our .htaccess generator tool, that will offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and enter only file names or URLs. That way, you could take advantage of an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With only a couple of mouse clicks, you'll be able to forward a domain, to pick an alternative homepage for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a certain website, which could be different from the version which your web hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers which we offer feature an efficient, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the option to use this kind of a file for any purpose even if you're not too experienced. The tool is included in the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you would like 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'll find when you open the tool. You can also choose in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you'll be set. An .htaccess file may also be used to set a PHP version for a given Internet site which is different from the version that the account itself employs. In case you have any troubles, we have detailed help articles and video tutorials that shall reveal to you first-hand how to activate any option available within the tool.