An .htaccess file is a text file which incorporates directives which tell a web server how to operate in certain occasions. It must be placed in the folder in which these directives should be performed. Loads of script-driven apps employ such a file to operate efficiently - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use this kind of a file with customized content as well and do a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or certain websites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages which will show up rather than server-generated ones in case a visitor encounters some error on the website, redirect a domain or a subdomain to a new web address, create a password-protected area and much more. With an .htaccess file, you will have much better control over your online presence.
.htaccess Generator in Hosting
If you want to use any of the functions that an .htaccess file offers, but you have never dealt with this type of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool included with our hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall offer you an easy and user-friendly means to create an .htaccess file within any folder that you've created inside the account. A large number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only choose the one you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom error pages for any of your Internet sites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you'll be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites even if it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.