An .htaccess file is a text file that includes directives which tell a web server how to operate in certain situations. It needs to be placed into the folder where these directives should be executed. A lot of script-driven apps employ such a file to operate properly - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use this kind of a file with custom made content too and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or specific Internet sites from accessing your site, set custom made error pages which shall be displayed rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, redirect a domain or a subdomain to a new web address, create a password-protected area and much more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have significantly better control over your presence online.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting
You can use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our modern cloud platform regardless of which Linux shared hosting you select when you sign up. Also, if you want to use one of the features that this sort of a file provides, but you don't have a lot of experience, you will be able to use our .htaccess generator tool, which will offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and enter only file names or URLs. In this way, you'll be able to work with an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With a few mouse clicks, you'll be able to forward a domain, to choose a different home page for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a particular Internet site, which can be different from the version which your web hosting account uses.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you create a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to use our powerful, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that's provided with the Hepsia hosting CP. You could choose the folder where the file will be set up and after that you will only need to select a checkbox next to every single option that you'd like to use - it is as easy as that. If you need to set up URL redirection or to set custom error pages for any of your sites, you will also have to type in a web address, but you will not have to input any special code at any time, so you can use our tool even if you do not have previous experience. Since our revolutionary web hosting platform supports a number of versions of PHP, you'll also be able to select the version that any website will use, even if it isn't like the one selected for the account in general.