.htaccess is a small text file that's located either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the server how it has to manage requests when a site or a folder which is part of it is accessed. A lot of commonly used scripts such as Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you'll be able to block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the guest to type in a username and a password to see the content. You may also set up URL redirecting or use personalized error pages for your site, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file will give you much more control over your sites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Website Hosting

If you want to use any of the functions an .htaccess file provides, but you haven't dealt with this sort of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool provided with all our cloud website hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it will provide you with an uncomplicated and intuitive means to create an .htaccess file inside any folder that you've created in the account. A lot of options will be available with checkboxes, so you should only pick the one which you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to forward a domain or to set customized error pages for each of your websites. Since our cloud platform supports a number of PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for each of your websites even when it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.