An .htaccess file is a text file that includes directives that tell a server how to act in particular occasions. It must be placed into the folder where these directives should be performed. A lot of script-driven applications employ this sort of a file to operate efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use such a file with customized content too and do a wide range of things - block an IP address, a whole network or particular websites from accessing your site, set custom error pages which will be displayed rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, set up a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you shall have much better control over your online presence.
.htaccess Generator in Website Hosting
If you want to use any of the functionalities an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with such matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all our website hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall provide you with an easy and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file in any folder which you have created inside the account. A huge number of options shall 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 forward a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your websites. Because our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites regardless if it's different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server packages feature an .htaccess generator tool, that is easy enough to be used by individuals with zero previous experience. You will be able to access it using your Hepsia CP and use an intuitive interface to enable any option you would like. Once you pick the folder in which our system will create the .htaccess file, you simply need to check the boxes next to the options you want to enable, then save the changes and you shall be ready. The only thing you will have to input manually shall be a URL - if you want to use the .htaccess file to forward one of your domains/subdomains to another address or if you want to use customized error pages. Our platform shall also allow you to set the PHP version that an Internet site will use by placing an .htaccess file within its root folder, even when your account as a whole uses a different version.