.htaccess is a small text file which is installed either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the web server how it should handle requests when a website or a folder that is part of it is accessed. A lot of popular scripts including Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get loads of fake traffic to your Internet site, for instance, you could block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the guest to input a username and a password to be able to view the content. You could also set up URL forwarding or use custom error pages for your site, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file offers you much more control over your websites and the way they operate.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Website Hosting

If you acquire any of our shared website hosting plans, you can take 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 this kind of a file should have, because our tool is very simple to use and you shall only need to check boxes or enter URLs, so you can use an .htaccess file even when you have never had a web hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator gives a lot of options - you could block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when a person opens your site, set up password protection, forward a domain to another web address, enable PHP in HTML files, enable Server Side Includes, plus more. You will even be able to set a different PHP version for each of your Internet sites.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated hosting plans come with the revolutionary, yet easy-to-use Hepsia CP, that incorporates our .htaccess generator tool. It'll allow you to create a system file within any folder that you choose with only several clicks. Even if you are not tech-savvy, you'll be able to reap the benefits of all the features that an .htaccess file provides since our tool is very intuitive to use. You'll find a list of all the options that you can activate and there shall be a checkbox next to each one of them. Just choose the options that you'd like to activate and eventually enter a URL - if you're using the .htaccess file to forward one URL to another or to set customized error pages. You won't have to type any code at any time. If needed, you can use an .htaccess file to use different versions of PHP for your websites, due to the fact that many versions are available simultaneously on our website hosting platform.