An .htaccess file is a text file that features directives which tell a server how to behave in certain cases. It must be put in the folder where these directives should be carried out. A lot of script-driven applications employ such a file to operate correctly - WordPress and Joomla™, for example. You can use this type of a file with personalized content as well and do quite a lot of things - block an IP address, a whole network or specific sites from accessing your site, set custom error pages which shall be displayed rather than the server-generated ones if a visitor encounters some error on the site, redirect a domain or a subdomain to a new web address, set up a password-protected area and more. With an .htaccess file, you'll have more effective control over your web presence.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

You could use an .htaccess file for any purpose on our ground breaking cloud platform irrespective of which shared web hosting you select when you sign up. Also, if you would like use one of the features which this sort of a file offers, but you don't have very much experience, you will be able to use our .htaccess generator tool, which shall provide you with an easy-to-use interface where you can use checkboxes and input only file names or URLs. That way, you could use an .htaccess file even if you do not know the syntax of the directives you need to use in general. With only a couple of clicks, you will be able to forward a domain, to pick a different homepage for a site, or to even set a different version of PHP for a particular site, which can be different from the version which your hosting account uses.