With an .htaccess file, you'll define how the web server which addresses the requests to your web sites must act in various cases. This is a text file with directives that are executed when somebody tries to open your Internet site and what happens next is determined by the content of the file. As an illustration, you could block a certain IP address from opening the website, and the server will decline the 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. You can also use custom-made error pages or shield any part of your Internet site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many well-known script-driven apps, including Joomla™, Drupal™ and WordPress, use an .htaccess file to work properly.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Web Hosting

When you obtain any of our cloud web hosting packages, you can take advantage of our intuitive .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia Control Panel. You will not need to know what syntax the various directives in such a file need to have, because our tool is super easy to use and you will only need to check boxes or enter URLs, so you can certainly use an .htaccess file even in case you have never had a website hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator offers a wide range of options - you'll be able to block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when someone opens your website, create password protection, redirect a domain to another web address, enable PHP in HTML files, enable Server Side Includes, and much more. You'll even be able to set a different PHP version for each of your websites.

.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

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