With an .htaccess file, you'll define how the web server which manages the requests to your Internet sites must act a number of cases. This is a text file with directives that are performed when someone tries to open your Internet site and what happens next depends on the content of the file. For example, you could block a certain IP address from accessing the website, therefore the server will decline your visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain to a different URL, so the server may direct the visitor to the new web address. You can also use custom error pages or preserve any part of your site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file inside the correct folder. Many widespread script-driven apps, like WordPress, Drupal™ and Joomla™, use an .htaccess file to work efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you would like to use any of the functions which an .htaccess file offers, but you've never dealt with such matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool included with all our cloud hosting solutions. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it'll offer you an easy and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file in any folder that you've created within the account. A huge number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one you need and eventually input a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set custom error pages for each of your websites. Considering that our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you'll be able to set any of these versions for any of your Internet sites even if it's different from the version set for your Internet hosting account as a whole.