.htaccess is a small text file which is located either directly in a domain folder or inside a subfolder to inform the web server how it must handle requests when an Internet site or a folder that's part of it is accessed. A lot of popular scripts including Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your site, for example, you may block the access of certain IP addresses and third-party websites, or you could request the visitor to input a username and a password to be able to view the content. You could also set up URL forwarding or use customized error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, and so forth. An .htaccess file will give you significantly more control over your Internet sites and the way they perform.
.htaccess Generator in Hosting
When you purchase any of our hosting solutions, you can take full advantage of our user-friendly .htaccess generator tool, which is part of the Hepsia Control Panel. You will not need to know what syntax the various directives in such a file should have, because our tool is a breeze to use and you will only need to check boxes or enter URLs, so you can easily use an .htaccess file even in case you have never had a web hosting account before. Our .htaccess generator provides a large amount of options - you can block IP addresses, set the first page that loads when an individual 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 one of your sites.