.htaccess is a small text file that's placed either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the server how it should manage requests when a site or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Lots of commonly used scripts such as WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a great deal of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you could block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the visitor to type in a username and a password to be able to view the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use customized error pages for your site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file offers you far more control over your sites and the way they operate.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting
You can use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our revolutionary cloud platform irrespective of which cloud hosting plan you pick when you sign up. What is more, if you would like use one of the functions that this kind of a file offers, but you don't have a lot of experience, you can use our .htaccess generator tool, that shall provide you with an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and enter only file names or URLs. In this way, you'll be able to use an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives that you need to use in general. With just a few clicks, you will be able to redirect a domain, to select an alternative home page for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a specific website, which could be different from the version that your web hosting account uses.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server solutions provide an .htaccess generator tool, that's easy enough to be used by people with zero previous experience. You'll be able to access it via your Hepsia Control Panel and use an intuitive interface to enable any option you need. When you select the folder in which our system will set up the .htaccess file, you just have to check the boxes beside the options that you want to enable, then save the changes and you will be ready. The one thing you'll have to type by hand will be a URL - if you'd like to use the .htaccess file to forward one of your domains/subdomains to a different address or if you prefer to use customized error pages. Our platform will also permit you to set the PHP version that a website will use by placing an .htaccess file inside its root folder, no matter if your account as a whole uses a different version.