.htaccess is a small text file that is placed either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to tell the server how it should address requests when an Internet site or a folder which is part of it is accessed. Many commonly used scripts including WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your Internet site, for example, you can block the access of particular IP addresses and third-party sites, or you could request the visitor to enter a username and a password in order to view the content. You can also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so on. An .htaccess file offers you far more control over your Internet sites and the way they work.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

If you get any of our shared hosting packages, you can reap the benefits of our intuitive .htaccess generator tool, that's part of the Hepsia CP. You will not need to know what syntax the different directives in this kind of a file must have, as our tool is a breeze to use and you'll only need to check boxes or type in URLs, so you can easily use an .htaccess file even when you have never had a web hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator provides a large amount of options - you may block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when a person 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.