{"id":172,"date":"2024-11-19T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuralsparknetwork.com\/blogs\/?p=172"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:11:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:11:19","slug":"how-setup-htaccess-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuralsparknetwork.com\/blogs\/how-setup-htaccess-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to setup .htaccess file for a website through Cpanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is .htaccess file?<\/strong> Here we will know about How to setup .htaccess file, It is a configuration file that controls how the web server responds to various requests. .htaccess means [Hypertext Access].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see .htaccess file in the file manager or .htaccess file is hidden in the file manager because all folders that start with a dot(.) in FileManager are hidden by default. .htaccess file is a very important file. This file lets you control many aspects of the Apache server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\".htaccess<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How to view .htaccess file if it is hidden. By Cpanel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cpanel gives you an easy way to access or create<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Go to your hosting Cpanel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Open the file manager in your Cpanel file section<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The File-manager will open in the next window. Click the setting button on the top right<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A pop-up will open, check the show hidden files checkbox and click the save button<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • . Now, the file manager will show all the hidden files, Right-click on file and select to view or edit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • If there is no .htaccess file, then you need to make one<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • To create go to Filemanager homepage, then click on Public_html Folder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Here you need to create a .htaccess file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Now Click the File button at the top left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • In the new window, enter the file name .htaccess click create new file<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Select to edit. or click the file to select edit and click on edit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • When the Text editor dialogue box appears make sure utf-8 is selected for encoding, and then click edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The text editor will open in a new window, you see a blank window cause it\u2019s a new file so you need to edit the redirection or other codes that you have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      How to Setup .htaccess file using FTP(file transfer protocol)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Open FileZilla app and log in to your web space using FTP<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Double-click public_html to list your website files<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Select .htaccess, right-click and select View\/Edit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Enter your new code. Save the file once you have finished editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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