With an .htaccess file, you shall specify how the server which manages the requests to your websites have to act a number of cases. This is a text file with directives that are performed when somebody tries to open your Internet site and what happens next depends on the content of the file. For instance, you may block a certain IP address from opening the website, so the server will decline your visitor’s request, or you can forward your domain name to a different URL, so the server will redirect the visitor to the new web address. You may also use custom-made error pages or protect any part of your website with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many popular script-driven apps, like WordPress, Joomla™ and Drupal™, use an .htaccess file to operate properly.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting
If you would like to use any of the features which an .htaccess file provides, but you've never dealt with this sort of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all our cloud hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it'll offer you an easy and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file within any folder you have created inside the account. A lot of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one which you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your Internet sites. Considering that 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 Internet sites even when it's different from the version set for your hosting account as a whole.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server plans come with an .htaccess generator tool, that is easy enough to be used by individuals with zero previous experience. You shall be able to access it via your Hepsia Control Panel and employ a user-friendly interface to activate any option you would like. Once you select the folder in which our system will create the .htaccess file, you simply need to check the boxes beside the options which you want to enable, then save the changes and you will be good to go. The one thing you will have to enter manually shall be a URL - if you'd like to use the .htaccess file to redirect one of your domains/subdomains to an alternative address or if you want to use custom made error pages. Our platform shall also enable you to set the PHP version that an Internet site will use by putting an .htaccess file in its root folder, no matter if your account in general uses a different version.