With an .htaccess file, you will determine how the server which handles the requests to your Internet sites should act in various occasions. This is a text file with directives that are carried out when an individual tries to open your Internet site and what happens next is determined by the content of the file. For example, you can block a specific IP address from accessing the Internet site, which means that 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 customized error pages or protect any part of your site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many widely used script-driven applications, such as WordPress, Drupal™ and Joomla™, use an .htaccess file to work efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you would like to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file offers, but you've never dealt with this kind of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all our shared hosting packages. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it shall provide you with an uncomplicated and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder that you have created in the account. A lot of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom error pages for any of your websites. Considering that our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you'll be able to set any of these versions for each of your sites even if it's different from the version set for your Internet hosting account as a whole.