An .htaccess file is a text file which includes directives that tell a web server how to act in specific cases. It needs to be put in the folder in which these directives should be performed. Numerous script-driven applications employ this type of a file to operate properly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use this type of a file with custom made content too and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, an entire network or specific Internet sites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages that shall be displayed rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the website, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, set up a password-protected area plus much more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have significantly better control over your world-wide web presence.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Website Hosting
You can use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our innovative cloud platform no matter which cloud website hosting you choose when you sign up. Also, if you would like use one of the functions that this type of a file offers, but you don't have very much experience, you could use our .htaccess generator tool, that shall provide you with an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type in only file names or URLs. That way, you'll be able to work with an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With just a few clicks, you shall be able to forward a domain, to select an alternative home page for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a particular website, which could be different from the version your hosting account uses.
.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers
The semi-dedicated servers that we offer include a powerful, but easy-to-work-with .htaccess generator tool, which will provide you with the option to use this type of a file for any purpose even if you are not very experienced. The tool is incorporated into the Hepsia CP and has the same intuitive interface. If you would like to use some of the options which may be enabled via an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it within the list that you shall find when you open the tool. You can even decide in which directory of your account the file will be created and you shall be set. An .htaccess file may also be used to set a PHP version for a specific Internet site that is different from the version that the account itself takes advantage of. Should you have any problems, we have comprehensive help articles and video lessons that shall explain to you first-hand how to enable any option that is available within the tool.