With an .htaccess file, you will define how the server which deals with the requests to your Internet sites should act in different situations. This is a text file with directives that are performed when someone tries to open your website and what happens next will depend on the content of the file. As an example, you could block a particular IP address from opening the website, so the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain name to some other URL, so the server will direct the visitor to the new web address. You could also use customized error pages or protect any part of your Internet site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file inside the correct folder. Many well-known script-driven applications, such as Drupal™, Joomla™ and WordPress, use an .htaccess file to function properly.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

If you wish to use any of the features an .htaccess file offers, but you've never dealt with this sort of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with our shared web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll give you an uncomplicated and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created inside the account. A large number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one which you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set personalized error pages for each of your websites. Because our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for each of your websites regardless if it is different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.