With an .htaccess file, you can define how the web server that handles the requests to your websites should act in different situations. This is a text file with directives that are executed when someone tries to open your Internet site and what happens next will depend on the content of the file. For example, you can block a certain IP address from opening your website, so the server will decline your visitor’s request, or you can forward your domain name to an alternative URL, so the server may direct the visitor to the new web address. You may also use customized error pages or preserve any part of your website with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many well-known script-driven apps, including WordPress, Joomla™ and Drupal™, use an .htaccess file to function correctly.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting
If you wish to use any of the functionalities which an .htaccess file provides, but you have not dealt with this kind of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool included with all our shared web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it shall offer you an easy and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder that you have created within the account. A large number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set customized error pages for any of your Internet sites. 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 websites regardless if it is different from the version set for your Internet hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you start a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to use our potent, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that is provided with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You could pick the folder where the file shall be created and after that you will simply have to select a checkbox next to each option that you would like to use - it is as simple as that. If you want to set up URL redirection or to set personalized error pages for each of your Internet sites, you'll also have to input a web address, but you won't need to enter any special code at any time, so you may use our tool even if you don't have previous experience. As our revolutionary Internet hosting platform supports several different versions of PHP, you'll also be able to pick the version that any website shall use, even if it's not identical to the one selected for the account as a whole.