An .htaccess file is a text file that incorporates directives that tell a server how to behave in specific occasions. It must be positioned in the folder in which these directives should be performed. Loads of script-driven apps use this type of a file to work properly - WordPress and Joomla™, in particular. You can use this sort of a file with customized content as well and do a wide range of things - block an IP address, a whole network or particular Internet sites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages that shall be displayed rather than server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, forward a domain or a subdomain to a different web address, set up a password-protected area plus more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have much better control over your presence online.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting
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.htaccess Generator in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages that we provide come with a powerful, but user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, which will give you the option to use this sort of a file for any purpose even if you are not too experienced. The tool is built into the Hepsia Control Panel and has the same intuitive interface. If you want to use any of the options which may be enabled via an .htaccess file, you simply need to check the box next to it within the list that you'll find when you open the tool. Also you can choose in which directory of your account the file shall be created and you'll be set. An .htaccess file could also be used to set a PHP version for a certain Internet site that is different from the version that the account itself takes advantage of. If you have any troubles, we have thorough help articles and video tutorials that will reveal to you first-hand how to enable any option available within the tool.