With an .htaccess file, you shall define how the web server that manages the requests to your websites must act a number of cases. This is a text file with directives that are carried out when an individual tries to open your site and what happens next depends on the content of the file. For instance, you may block a certain IP address from opening the Internet site, therefore the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain to an alternative URL, so the server will direct the visitor to the new web address. You can also use custom error pages or shield any part of your site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many widely used script-driven applications, like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, use an .htaccess file to function efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

If you would like to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with this type of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool offered with our shared web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll offer you an uncomplicated and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder which you have created inside the account. Many options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one that you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your Internet sites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of different PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites even when it's different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.