With an .htaccess file, you will define how the web server which manages the requests to your websites have to act in different scenarios. This is a text file with directives that are carried out when an individual tries to open your website and what happens next will depend on the content of the file. For instance, you could block a particular IP address from opening the Internet site, and the server will decline the visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain to an alternative URL, so the server may direct the visitor to the new web address. You may also use customized error pages or secure any part of your website with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many widespread script-driven apps, such as WordPress, Joomla™ and Drupal™, use an .htaccess file to function efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use any of the functionalities that an .htaccess file offers, but you've never dealt with this type of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool offered with all of our cloud hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia CP and it shall give you a simple and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file inside any folder that you've created in the account. A huge number of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one which you need and eventually type in a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom error pages for each of your websites. As our cloud platform supports a variety of PHP versions, you shall also be able to set any of these versions for any of your sites regardless if it's different from the version set for your Internet hosting account as a whole.