.htaccess is a small text file that's installed either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to guide the server how it should address requests when a website or a folder that's part of it is accessed. A lot of widely used scripts such as Joomla and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get loads of fake traffic to your Internet site, for example, you could block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party Internet sites, or you may request the guest to enter a username and a password to be able to see the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use custom made error pages for your website, prevent other websites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file gives you much more control over your sites and the way they function.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting
If you purchase any of our cloud hosting plans, you can take advantage of our easy-to-use .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia Control Panel. You will not need to know what syntax the many directives in this kind of a file must have, since our tool is very simple to use and you will only need to check boxes or type in URLs, so you can use an .htaccess file even when you have never had a web hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator offers a large amount of options - you are able to block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when somebody 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 shall even be able to set a different PHP version for each one of your websites.