An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives which tell a server how to operate in specific cases. It must be placed in the folder where these directives should be executed. Many script-driven applications use such a file to operate correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use such a file with custom made content as well and do lots of things - block an IP address, an entire network or particular sites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages that shall appear rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, forward a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, create a password-protected area plus much more. With an .htaccess file, you will have more effective control over your presence online.

.htaccess Generator in Web Hosting

If you want to use any of the features which an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with such matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all of our web hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it will offer you an easy and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder that you have created in the account. Quite a few options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only pick the one that you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your websites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites regardless if it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our Linux semi-dedicated servers provide the sophisticated, yet easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel, that includes our .htaccess generator tool. It'll enable you to create a system file inside any folder of your choice with just a few clicks. Even if you are not tech-savvy, you can reap the benefits of all the functions an .htaccess file features because our tool is quite intuitive to use. You will find a list of all the options that you can enable and there will be a checkbox next to each one of them. Just choose the options that you want to enable and eventually input a URL - if you're using the .htaccess file to forward one URL to another or to set custom error pages. You will not have to input any code at any time. If necessary, you could use an .htaccess file to use different versions of PHP for your websites, as many versions are available simultaneously on our hosting platform.