With an .htaccess file, you shall define how the web server which handles the requests to your web sites should act in different cases. This is a text file with directives that are performed when someone tries to open your site and what happens next depends on the content of the file. As an illustration, you could block a specific IP address from opening your website, so the server will decline your visitor’s request, or you can redirect your domain name to a different URL, so the server may direct the visitor to the new web address. Also you can use personalized error pages or shield any part of your Internet site with a password, if you place an .htaccess file in the correct folder. Many popular script-driven apps, such as Drupal™, Joomla™ and WordPress, use an .htaccess file to operate efficiently.

.htaccess Generator in Shared Web Hosting

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