HTACCESS File Web Hosting
What is an HTACCESS file?
HTACCESS files (otherwise known as "distributed configuration files") may be used by all of our members to manipulate the Apache web server, an powerful piece of our Linux hosting service. Through using these files, a vast array of features typically only available to a provider's systems administrator becomes directly available to the trained webmaster; an invaluable resource for any serious web site. This ability allows the webmaster a new level of control over their hosting that most can only dream of, and taking charge of it is easier than you might think. Simple server-side Apache directives that are just a Google search away can allow you to set up countless unique features. To name a few:
- Password protected folders
- Custom error pages
- Blocking specific IPs
- Blocking specific users and sites
- Add new MIME types
- Prevent / allow directory listings
- 301 redirects (search spider safe)
- Change your default index page
- Control hotlinking abuse
- Rewrite dynamic pages as static
- Much more..
Sound like too much to handle?
That's ok - code placed within an HTACCESS file is completely optional, and only needs to be used if you'd like to override the web server's default settings. But conclusively, HTACCESS is one of the most powerful tools a webmaster can dream of, and definitely not an edge you want competing web sites to have on your own!
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