An .htaccess file is a text file which includes directives which tell a server how to behave in certain events. It needs to be positioned in the folder in which these directives should be executed. Many script-driven apps use this sort of a file to perform properly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use this kind of a file with custom made content as well and do lots of things - block an IP address, an entire network or specific Internet sites from accessing your site, set tailor-made error pages which will appear instead of the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, redirect a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, create a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have more effective control over your online presence.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting
If you wish to use any of the features which an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with this kind of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool provided with all our shared hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll give you an uncomplicated and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file within any folder which you have created within the account. A large number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one that you need and eventually type a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for any of your websites. Since our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites even if it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you start a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to use our efficient, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that's offered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You may pick the folder in which the file shall be created and after that you will simply have to select a checkbox next to each option that you'd like to use - it is as easy as that. If you want to set up URL forwarding or to set custom made error pages for any of your sites, you shall also have to input a web address, but you will not have to type in any special code at any time, so you can certainly use our tool even if you have zero previous experience. Due to the fact that our advanced hosting platform supports a number of versions of PHP, you will also be able to choose the version that any site shall use, even if it's not the same as the one selected for the account as a whole.