An .htaccess file is a text file that features directives that tell a web server how to operate in certain cases. It should be placed in the folder where these directives should be carried out. A lot of script-driven applications employ this type of a file to function efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use this type of a file with custom content as well and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or certain sites from accessing your site, set custom error pages that will show up rather than server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to another web address, set up a password-protected area plus much more. With an .htaccess file, you will have far better control over your presence online.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use any of the functions which an .htaccess file provides, but you've never dealt with this kind of matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with our shared hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll offer you a simple and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file in any folder that you have created inside the account. A large number of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set personalized error pages for any of your sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites regardless if it's different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our semi-dedicated server packages include an .htaccess generator tool, that is easy enough to be used by individuals without previous experience. You shall be able to access it through your Hepsia CP and benefit from an intuitive interface to activate any option you want. Once you select the folder where our system will create the .htaccess file, you just have to check the boxes next to the options that you want to enable, then save the changes and you shall be ready. The one thing you shall have to type by hand will be a URL - if you wish to use the .htaccess file to redirect one of your domains/subdomains to another address or if you want to use custom made error pages. Our platform will also allow you to set the PHP version which an Internet site will use by adding an .htaccess file within its root folder, regardless if your account in its entirety uses a different version.