An .htaccess file is a text file that contains directives that tell a web server how to behave in particular events. It must be positioned in the folder in which these directives should be executed. Numerous script-driven applications use such a file to function properly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use such a file with custom made content as well and do a wide range of things - block an IP address, an entire network or particular Internet sites from accessing your site, set tailor-made error pages which will show up rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, redirect a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, create a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you will have significantly better control over your web presence.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Web Hosting

If you want to use any of the functions that an .htaccess file offers, but you have not dealt with this kind of matters before, you should use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with all of our cloud web hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will give you an easy and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created inside the account. A huge number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one that you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for any of your Internet sites. Considering that our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites regardless if it is different from the version set for your web hosting account as a whole.