An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives which tell a web server how to act in certain situations. It needs to be placed in the folder in which these directives should be performed. Loads of script-driven applications employ this kind of a file to work efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use this type of a file with custom made content too and do lots of things - block an IP address, an entire network or specific websites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages which will show up rather than server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, direct a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, create a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have more effective control over your online presence.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Website Hosting

If you want to use any of the functions an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with this kind of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool offered with our cloud website hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it will offer you an easy and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you've 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 enter a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom error pages for any of your Internet sites. Because our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you will also be able to set any of these versions for each of your Internet sites even when it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Linux semi-dedicated servers which we offer you include a powerful, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, which will give you the opportunity to use this kind of a file for any purpose even when you are not too experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use some of the options that can be enabled with an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it inside the list which you will find when you open the tool. You can also select in which directory of your account the file will be created and you'll be all set. An .htaccess file can be used to set a PHP version for a particular Internet site which differs from the version that the account itself takes advantage of. If you have any troubles, we have thorough help articles and educational videos that will show you first-hand how to activate any option which is available in the tool.