An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives which tell a server how to operate in specific events. It should be positioned in the folder in which these directives should be executed. Many script-driven applications use this sort of a file to perform properly - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use this type of a file with custom content as well and do lots of things - block an IP address, an entire network or specific sites from accessing your site, set custom made error pages which will appear instead of the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, create a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you shall have significantly better control over your online presence.

.htaccess Generator in Hosting

If you wish to use any of the features an .htaccess file provides, but you have never dealt with such matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all our hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall give you an uncomplicated and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file within any folder that you've created within the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only pick the one which you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom error pages for any of your websites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you'll also 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 Servers

The semi-dedicated plans which we provide include an efficient, but easy-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with the opportunity to use this sort of a file for any purpose even when you are not experienced. The tool is incorporated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you'd like to use some of the options that may be enabled via an .htaccess file, you simply need to check the box next to it inside the list that you'll find when you open the tool. You can also select in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you shall be all set. An .htaccess file may also be used to set a PHP version for a certain site which differs from the version that the account itself uses. Should you have any troubles, we have in-depth help articles and instructional videos which will show you first-hand how to enable any option that's available in the tool.