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Htaccess Generator Tool is Available in the Control Panel of the Paid Accounts
15.09.2007

We are pleased to announce that new software - .htaccess Generator, has been made available in the Web Hosting Control Panel. The software's purpose is to allow the creation of widely used .htaccess file features.

Where is the .htaccess Generator tool located?
It is located in the new Elefante Administration Tools section, available in the Web Tools menu, which contains also the Hotlink Protection and IP Blocking tools that were taken from the Elefante Marketing Tools section. You can also create .htaccess files if you simply go to the desired location using the Control panel's File Manager and then click the .htaccess button that you'll find there.

What's .htaccess Generator's purpose?
We developed this software knowing that you need to create .htaccess files and that these files are sometimes not functioning properly due to incorrect parameters. The new generator software will create the files properly and, as a result, you won't need to contact our Technical Support staff regarding problems of such kind. Certainly, we are always ready to assist you in case you have any problems with malfunctioning .htaccess files hosted on our servers.

What features have been made available in the .htaccess Generator?
The features have been grouped in 6 sections according to their purpose, as follows:
- default index page
- additional MIME types
- authentication - allows IP and password authentication
- mod_rewrite - allows host authentication, redirection of wrong URLs to another web server, redirection by language and blocking sites by certain referrer
- custom error documents - allows the setting up of custom Error 400, 401, 403, 404 and 500 pages, as well as document redirection to a new URL
- other options - allows the enabling of Server Side Includes (SSI), hotlinking protection and PHP inclusion in HTML files

How should the generated .htaccess code be applied?
The .htaccess code is generated once the form has been completed and submitted. For your convenience, the code is displayed in a text box so that you may choose whether to add it to an existing .htaccess file, or to have the file created in the selected location.

We hope you will like the new software, as we are always trying to make our services easier for you to use.