.htaccess is a small text file which is located either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the server how it has to manage requests when a website or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Many widespread scripts like WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a lot of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you'll be able to block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you could request the guest to enter a username and a password in order to view the content. You could also set up URL forwarding or use personalized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so on. An .htaccess file shall give you significantly more control over your Internet sites and the way they function.

.htaccess Generator in Web Hosting

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