.htaccess is a small text file that is installed either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the server how it should address requests when an Internet site or a folder that is part of it is accessed. Numerous popular scripts such as WordPress and Joomla use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your website, for instance, you can block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party sites, or you can request the guest to enter a username and a password to see the content. You can also set up URL forwarding or use personalized error pages for your website, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so on. An .htaccess file offers you far more control over your sites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

You can use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our innovative cloud platform no matter which Linux shared web hosting you select when you sign up. Furthermore, if you want to use one of the features which such a file offers, but you do not have a lot of experience, you could use our .htaccess generator tool, that will offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and input only file names or URLs. This way, you'll be able to use an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives you need to use in general. With a few mouse clicks, you'll be able to forward a domain, to pick another homepage for an Internet site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a particular website, which can be different from the version your website hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you create a semi-dedicated server account with us, you shall be able to use our efficient, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which is part of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You could pick the folder where the file will be created and after that you'll simply have to select a checkbox next to each and every option that you'd like to use - it's as basic as that. If you want to set up URL redirection or to set personalized error pages for any of your Internet 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 use our tool even if you do not have previous experience. Because our revolutionary website hosting platform supports several different versions of PHP, you shall also be able to select the version which any site will use, even if it isn't the same as the one selected for the account in its entirety.