.htaccess is a small text file that's placed either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the web server how it must address requests when a website or a folder that's part of it is accessed. Numerous popular scripts including WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your Internet site, for example, you'll be able to block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you may request the guest to input a username and a password to be able to see the content. You can also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file shall give you far more control over your Internet sites and the way they operate.

.htaccess Generator in Hosting

You may use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our modern cloud platform no matter which hosting service you choose when you sign up. Also, if you'd like to use one of the functions which this sort of a file offers, but you don't have very much experience, you could use our .htaccess generator tool, which shall offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and input only file names or URLs. That way, you could use an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives you need to use in general. With a few clicks, you shall be able to forward a domain, to choose a different homepage for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a given Internet site, which can be different from the version that your web hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you create a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to use our efficient, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which is offered with the Hepsia hosting CP. You could pick the folder where the file will be set up and after that you'll only have to select a checkbox next to every single option you want to use - it is as basic as that. If you would like to set up URL forwarding or to set custom error pages for each of your Internet sites, you'll also need to type in a web address, but you won't have to input 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 innovative Internet hosting platform supports several different versions of PHP, you will also be able to choose the version that any website shall use, even if it is not like the one selected for the account as a whole.