With an .htaccess file, you shall specify how the server that addresses the requests to your websites should act in various occasions. This is a text file with directives that are executed when an individual tries to open your Internet site and what happens next depends on the content of the file. For example, you could block a certain IP address from accessing the website, which means that the server will decline your visitor’s request, or you can forward your domain to a different URL, so the server may direct the visitor to the new web address. Also you can use personalized error pages or secure any part of your site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many widely used script-driven applications, including Joomla™, WordPress and Drupal™, use an .htaccess file to operate efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Website Hosting

If you get any of our website hosting solutions, you can take full advantage of our easy-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia Control Panel. You shall not need to know what syntax the many directives in this type of a file must have, as our tool is easy to use and you will only have to check boxes or type in URLs, so you can use an .htaccess file even when you have never had a web hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator provides a lot of options - you can block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when somebody opens your site, set up password protection, redirect a domain to another web address, enable PHP in HTML files, enable Server Side Includes, plus more. You will even be able to set a different PHP version for each one of your Internet sites.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers come with the sophisticated, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel, which includes our .htaccess generator tool. It will allow you to create a system file in any folder that you choose with just a couple of clicks. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you can take advantage of all the functions that an .htaccess file offers since our tool is very intuitive to use. You will find a list of all the options which you can enable and there shall be a checkbox next to each one of them. Just choose the options which you want to activate and eventually input a URL - if you're using the .htaccess file to forward one URL to another or to set custom made error pages. You shall not have to enter any code at any time. If needed, you may use an .htaccess file to employ different versions of PHP for your Internet sites, because many versions are available simultaneously on our website hosting platform.