.htaccess is a small text file that is located either directly inside a domain folder or inside a subfolder to tell the server how it must address requests when a website or a folder that is part of it is accessed. Numerous popular scripts like WordPress and Joomla use an .htaccess file. If you get a great deal of fake traffic to your site, for example, you may block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you can request the visitor to input a username and a password to be able to see the content. You may also set up URL forwarding or use custom made error pages for your Internet site, prevent other Internet sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etc. An .htaccess file shall give you significantly more control over your websites and the way they work.
.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting
We have a time and effort saving .htaccess generator tool that will enable you to create and use this type of files with no difficulty even if you have zero previous experience and you do not know the syntax of the specific directives for such a file. The tool is part of the Hepsia CP, included with our shared hosting and any option in it can be enabled by picking acheckbox and eventually by entering a username or a URL, based upon what exactly you want to do with the .htaccess file. You could also select where the file should be created, so you won't have to do anything by hand after or before that. With an .htaccess file, you'll be able to pick the PHP version that'll be enabled for a specific domain, no matter if it is not the same version as the one for the whole account.