.htaccess is a small text file that's located either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to guide the server how it has to manage requests when an Internet site or a folder that is part of it is accessed. A lot of widespread scripts like WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your website, for example, you can block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you can request the visitor to input a username and a password in order to see the content. You may also set up URL redirecting or use customized error pages for your website, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file shall give you much more control over your sites and the way they perform.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Web Hosting
You can use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our modern cloud platform irrespective of which Linux cloud web hosting you select when you sign up. What is more, if you want to use one of the functions which such a file provides, but you do not have much experience, you can use our .htaccess generator tool, which shall offer you an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type only file names or URLs. In this way, you can take advantage of an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives you need to use in general. With a few mouse clicks, you will be able to forward a domain, to select an alternative homepage for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a particular Internet site, which can be different from the version that your website hosting account uses.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server packages provide an .htaccess generator tool, which is easy enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience. You will be able to access it via your Hepsia Control Panel and take advantage of an easy-to-use interface to activate any option you'd like. After you select the folder in which our system will create the .htaccess file, you simply need to check the boxes next to the options that you'd like to activate, then save the changes and you'll be ready. The one thing you will have to input by hand shall be a URL - if you need to use the .htaccess file to redirect one of your domains/subdomains to another address or if you prefer to use personalized error pages. Our platform will also enable you to set the PHP version that an Internet site will use by adding an .htaccess file in its root folder, regardless if your account as a whole uses a different version.