An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives that tell a server how to operate in particular occasions. It should be placed in the folder where these directives should be performed. Numerous script-driven applications employ this kind of a file to function properly - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use this sort of a file with customized content too and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or certain sites from accessing your site, set custom made error pages which shall show up rather than the server-generated ones in case a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to a new web address, create a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have far better control over your presence online.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Web Hosting

You could use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our modern cloud platform no matter which Linux cloud web hosting service you choose when you sign up. Additionally, if you'd like to use one of the features that such a file provides, but you do not have very much experience, you can certainly use our .htaccess generator tool, which will offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type only file names or URLs. In this way, you'll be able to work with an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives you have to use in general. With just a few mouse clicks, you'll be able to forward a domain, to select an alternative home page for an Internet site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a certain site, which could be different from the version that your website hosting account uses.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The semi-dedicated hosting that we provide come with an efficient, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the option to use this kind of a file for any purpose even when you are not experienced. The tool is integrated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you would like to use any of the options that can be enabled via an .htaccess file, you simply need to check the box next to it inside the list that you shall find when you open the tool. You can also decide in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you will be ready. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a given website that differs from the version that the account itself employs. If you have any troubles, we have in-depth help articles and video lessons which will demonstrate first-hand how to activate any option that's available inside the tool.