An .htaccess file is a text file which includes directives which tell a server how to behave in certain occasions. It needs to be positioned in the folder where these directives should be carried out. Numerous script-driven applications employ this kind of a file to work properly - WordPress and Joomla™, for instance. You can use this sort of a file with customized content as well and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or particular sites from accessing your site, set tailor-made error pages which will be displayed rather than server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to a new web address, set up a password-protected area plus much more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have significantly better control over your world-wide web presence.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

When you get any of our shared hosting packages, you can take full advantage of our user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia Control Panel. You won't need to know what syntax the many directives in such a file must have, as our tool is super easy to use and you will only have to check boxes or enter URLs, so you can certainly use an .htaccess file even if you have never had an Internet hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator offers a substantial amount of options - you may block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when somebody opens your site, create password protection, redirect a domain to another web address, enable PHP in HTML files, enable Server Side Includes, and much more. You will even be able to set a different PHP version for each of your sites.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The semi-dedicated hosting that we provide come with an efficient, but time and effort saving .htaccess generator tool, which will give you the option to use this type of a file for any purpose even if you're not very experienced. The tool is built into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use some of the options that can be activated with an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it in the list which you will find when you open the tool. You may also choose in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you shall be ready. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a given Internet site which is different from the version which the account itself uses. In case you have any problems, we have detailed help articles and video lessons which will demonstrate first-hand how to enable any option that's available inside the tool.