An .htaccess file is a text file which contains directives that tell a web server how to act in certain events. It needs to be positioned in the folder where these directives should be executed. Loads of script-driven apps employ this type of a file to operate efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use this sort of a file with custom content as well and do lots of things - block an IP address, a whole network or specific sites from accessing your site, set custom made error pages which will be displayed instead of the server-generated ones in case a visitor encounters some error on the website, redirect a domain or a subdomain to another web address, create a password-protected area and much more. With an .htaccess file, you shall have more effective control over your online presence.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Website Hosting
If you would like to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file provides, but you've never dealt with such matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all our shared website hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it shall offer you an easy and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder which you have created within the account. Many options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one that you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for any of your sites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites regardless if it's different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you start a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you shall be able to use our potent, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which is part of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You could select the folder in which the file shall be created and after that you will only have to select a checkbox next to each and every option that you'd like to use - it's as basic as that. If you would like to set up URL forwarding or to set customized error pages for any of your websites, you'll also have to type a web address, but you won't have to input any special code at any time, so you can easily use our tool even if you do not have previous experience. Due to the fact that our sophisticated website hosting platform supports a number of versions of PHP, you shall also be able to choose the version that any website will use, even if it is not identical to the one selected for the account in general.