{"id":7867,"date":"2026-02-09T08:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:24:49","slug":"htaccess-files-in-agency-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/htaccess-files-in-agency-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":".htaccess files in Agency Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agency Hosting uses Nginx web server architecture<\/span>. The good news is Hostinger’s Agency Hosting now supports .htaccess<\/code> files. You can create or edit .htaccess<\/code> directly via File Manager or SSH, and your configurations will take effect on the server. <\/span><\/p>

Everything you did with <\/span>.htaccess<\/strong> can also be accomplished through our hPanel. You can manage common configurations through hPanel as an alternative to .htaccess.<\/code><\/span><\/p>

Common .htaccess tasks & Agency hosting alternatives<\/b><\/h2>

1. URL Redirects<\/b><\/h3>

Old way (.htaccess)<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>

Redirect 301 \/old-page.html \/new-page.html<\/code><\/span><\/p>

RewriteRule ^old-category\/(.*)$ \/new-category\/$1 [R=301,L]<\/code><\/span><\/p>

Agency hosting way<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>

Use the <\/span>Redirects<\/b> feature in your control panel:<\/span><\/p>

    \n
  1. Navigate to your website settings<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Go to <\/span>Domains – Redirects<\/b> section inside your website dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Select the URL path you want to redirect from and to:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>

    \"\"<\/p>

    2. IP Blocking & Access Control<\/b><\/h3>

    Old way (.htaccess)<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>

    Order Deny,Allow<\/code><\/span><\/p>

    Deny from 192.168.1.100<\/code><\/span><\/p>

    Allow from all<\/code><\/span><\/p>

    Agency hosting way<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>

    Use the <\/span>IP Blacklist <\/b>feature:<\/span><\/p>

      \n
    1. Go to <\/span>Security<\/b> section in your website dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Select <\/span>IP Blackslist<\/b><\/li>\n
    3. Add IP addresses to block<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Save changes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>

      \"\"<\/p>

      3. Force HTTPS<\/b><\/h3>

      Old way (.htaccess)<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>

      RewriteEngine On<\/code><\/span><\/p>

      RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off<\/code><\/span><\/p>

      RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https:\/\/%{HTTP_HOST}\/$1 [R=301,L]<\/code><\/span><\/p>

      Agency hosting way<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>

      SSLs are installed automatically. But if you want to install a Custom SSL, you can do that by following these steps<\/span><\/p>

        \n
      1. Go to <\/span>Security<\/b> section in your website dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Select <\/span>SSL<\/b><\/li>\n
      3. Click “Manage” and “Install custom SSL”
        \n\"\"
        \n<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Follow instructions shown in the modal
        \n\"\"
        \n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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