An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives which tell a web server how to behave in specific events. It must be placed in the folder where these directives should be performed. A lot of script-driven apps use this type of a file to perform correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use this sort of a file with custom content too and do a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or specific websites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages that will show up rather than server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, redirect a domain or a subdomain to a new web address, create a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have more effective control over your presence online.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Web Hosting
If you want to use any of the features which an .htaccess file provides, but you haven't dealt with this kind of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all of our cloud web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll offer you a simple and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created inside the account. Many options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one which you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set personalized error pages for each of your sites. As our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you'll be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites even when it is different from the version set for your Internet hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Our semi-dedicated server solutions feature an .htaccess generator tool, which is easy enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience. You shall be able to access it via your Hepsia CP and use a user-friendly interface to activate any option you need. As soon as you choose the folder where our system will create the .htaccess file, you only need to check the boxes next to the options you want to enable, then save the changes and you shall be all set. The one thing you will have to enter manually will be a URL - if you wish to use the .htaccess file to redirect one of your domains/subdomains to another address or if you would like to use customized error pages. Our platform will also permit you to set the PHP version which a website will use by placing an .htaccess file inside its root folder, no matter if your account in its entirety uses a different version.