With an .htaccess file, you will specify how the web server that handles the requests to your Internet sites must act in a variety of cases. This is a text file with directives that are carried out when somebody tries to open your website and what happens next depends on the content of the file. For instance, you may block a certain IP address from accessing your website, so the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain to some other URL, so the server may redirect the visitor to the new web address. You may also use customized error pages or secure any part of your website with a password, if you place an .htaccess file inside the correct folder. Many popular script-driven apps, like WordPress, Drupal™ and Joomla™, use an .htaccess file to work efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

If you would like to use any of the features an .htaccess file offers, but you have not dealt with this kind of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with our shared web hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it'll provide you with an easy and user-friendly means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder which you have created within the account. Quite a few options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one which you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set personalized error pages for each of your Internet sites. Because our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you will also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites even if it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated services feature the advanced, yet easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel, which includes our .htaccess generator tool. It will permit you to create a system file inside any folder of your choice with just a few clicks. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you can take advantage of all the functions that an .htaccess file provides because our tool is quite intuitive to use. There is also a list of all the options you can enable and there will be a checkbox next to each one of them. Just choose the options that you'd like to activate and eventually input a URL - if you are using the .htaccess file to forward one URL to another or to set custom made error pages. You will not have to enter any code at any time. If needed, you could use an .htaccess file to employ different versions of PHP for your sites, because a few versions are available simultaneously on our hosting platform.