With an .htaccess file, you shall specify how the web server that manages the requests to your websites should act in different cases. This is a text file with directives that are performed when an individual tries to open your website and what happens next is determined by the content of the file. For example, you can block a specific IP address from accessing the Internet site, therefore the server will decline your visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain name to a different URL, so the server may redirect the visitor to the new web address. Also you can use tailor-made error pages or secure any part of your site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many widespread script-driven apps, such as WordPress, Drupal™ and Joomla™, use an .htaccess file to work properly.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Website Hosting
If you wish to use any of the functionalities an .htaccess file provides, but you have not dealt with such matters before, you need to use the .htaccess generator tool provided with all of our cloud website hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall provide you with a simple and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder which you have created inside the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom error pages for each of your sites. Since our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites even if it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you start a semi-dedicated server account with us, you'll be able to use our efficient, albeit simple-to-use .htaccess generator tool, which is offered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can select the folder in which the file will be set up and after that you'll simply need to select a checkbox next to every single option which you want to use - it's as basic as that. If you want to set up URL redirection or to set personalized error pages for any of your Internet sites, you shall also have to input a web address, but you will not need to type in any special code at any time, so you can use our tool even if you have no previous experience. Due to the fact that our advanced Internet hosting platform supports a number of different versions of PHP, you'll also be able to pick the version that any site will use, even if it is not like the one selected for the account in its entirety.