.htaccess is a small text file that's located either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to tell the web server how it must address requests when a website or a folder that is part of it is accessed. A lot of widely used scripts like WordPress and Joomla™ use an .htaccess file. If you get loads of fake traffic to your site, for instance, you can block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party websites, or you may request the guest to enter a username and a password to be able to view the content. You could also set up URL redirecting or use personalized error pages for your Internet 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 shall give you a lot more control over your sites and the way they work.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Hosting

You may use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our ground breaking cloud platform regardless of which Linux shared hosting package you pick when you sign up. Furthermore, if you need to use one of the functions that this sort of a file offers, but you do not have a lot of experience, you can use our .htaccess generator tool, that will provide you with an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and type in only file names or URLs. That way, you'll be able to use an .htaccess file even though you may not know the syntax of the directives that you have to use in general. With a few mouse clicks, you shall be able to forward a domain, to select an alternative home page for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a certain website, which can be different from the version which your hosting account uses.