An .htaccess file is a text file that features directives that tell a web server how to behave in specific situations. It needs to be placed into the folder in which these directives should be carried out. Many script-driven apps employ this type of a file to work correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use such a file with custom made content as well and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, an entire network or particular sites from accessing your site, set personalized error pages which shall show up rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, direct a domain or a subdomain to another web address, create a password-protected area plus much more. With an .htaccess file, you will have more effective control over your presence online.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

If you obtain any of our shared web hosting plans, you can reap the benefits of our user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia Control Panel. You will not need to know what syntax the various directives in such a file must have, because our tool is very simple to use and you'll only have to check boxes or enter URLs, so you can certainly use an .htaccess file even when you have never had a website hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator provides a lot of options - you are able to block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when somebody opens your site, create password protection, forward a domain to another web address, enable PHP in HTML files, enable Server Side Includes, plus more. You shall even be able to set a different PHP version for each of your websites.