An .htaccess file is a text file which features directives that tell a web server how to act in certain occasions. It needs to be put in the folder in which these directives should be carried out. A lot of script-driven applications use such a file to work correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use this sort of a file with personalized content as well and do a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or certain Internet sites from accessing your site, set custom made error pages that shall appear rather than the server-generated ones in case a visitor encounters some error on the website, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, create a password-protected area and much more. With an .htaccess file, you shall have far better control over your world-wide web presence.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Web Hosting

If you want to use any of the features that an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with this type of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all our cloud web hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it'll provide you with a simple and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder which you have created within the account. A lot of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one that you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set personalized error pages for any of your websites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites even when it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated servers which we offer you feature an efficient, but time and effort saving .htaccess generator tool, that will give you the option to use this kind of a file for any purpose even if you're not too experienced. The tool is included in the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you would like to use some of the options which can be activated with an .htaccess file, you just have to check the box next to it inside the list which you will find when you open the tool. You may also select in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you will be set. An .htaccess file can be used to set a PHP version for a particular website which differs from the version which the account itself uses. In case you have any issues, we have thorough help articles and video tutorials that shall demonstrate first-hand how to activate any option available inside the tool.