With an .htaccess file, you shall define how the web server that deals with the requests to your Internet sites should act in a variety of situations. This is a text file with directives that are performed when an individual tries to open your site and what happens next will depend on the content of the file. As an illustration, you could block a specific IP address from accessing the site, and the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can forward your domain name to an alternative URL, so the server may redirect the visitor to the new web address. Also you can use personalized error pages or shield any part of your Internet site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file inside the correct folder. Many widely used script-driven applications, including Joomla™, Drupal™ and WordPress, use an .htaccess file to work correctly.

.htaccess Generator in Hosting

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.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Servers

The semi-dedicated hosting plans which we provide include an efficient, but time and effort saving .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with the chance to use this type of a file for any purpose even when you are not very experienced. The tool is included in the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use some of the options which can be activated with an .htaccess file, you just need to check the box next to it in the list which you shall find when you open the tool. You may also pick in which directory of your account the file will be created and you will be ready. An .htaccess file can also be used to set a PHP version for a given site which differs from the version that the account itself employs. Should you have any troubles, we have detailed help articles and instructional videos that shall demonstrate first-hand how to activate any option which is available inside the tool.