An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives that tell a web server how to operate in certain occasions. It should be placed into the folder where these directives should be performed. Numerous script-driven apps employ such a file to function correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use such a file with custom made content as well and do a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or particular websites from accessing your site, set customized error pages which shall appear instead of the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, create a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have significantly better control over your presence online.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with this kind of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool included with our shared hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll give you a simple and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file within any folder that you've created inside the account. A large number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one which you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set customized error pages for each of your sites. Since our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you shall 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 Hosting

The semi-dedicated hosting which we provide come with an efficient, but time and effort saving .htaccess generator tool, which will give you the chance to use this sort of a file for any purpose even if you are not very experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you'd like to use some of the options which can be activated with an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it inside the list which you will find when you open the tool. You may also select in which directory of your account the file will be created and you shall be good to go. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a particular website which differs from the version that the account itself uses. Should you have any troubles, we have detailed help articles and instructional videos which will reveal to you first-hand how to enable any option available inside the tool.