.htaccess is a small text file that is placed either directly inside a domain folder or in a subfolder to guide the server how it has to address requests when an Internet site or a folder that is part of it is accessed. Lots of famous scripts including WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you could block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you could request the visitor to input a username and a password to view the content. You may also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your Internet site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so forth. An .htaccess file shall give you a lot more control over your sites and the way they perform.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Website Hosting

When you acquire any of our shared website hosting solutions, you can take advantage of our user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia CP. You'll not need to know what syntax the different directives in this kind of a file need to have, as our tool is super easy to use and you'll only need to check boxes or type URLs, so you can certainly use an .htaccess file even if you have never had a hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator gives a number of options - you'll be able to block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when an individual opens your website, set up password protection, redirect a domain to another web address, enable PHP in HTML files, enable Server Side Includes, and more. You will even be able to set a different PHP version for each one of your sites.