We’ve introduced a couple of Advanced Tools that you can get for you absolutely free using the Vidahost Computer Technologies Control Panel! They are designed for web–developers or for web masters that want to be in charge of their web hosting setting by themselves. It’s easy to generate an .htaccess file, switch the PHP build for one’s account, change the php.ini file, set up different automatic jobs and apps, plus more!

All of the Advanced Tools stick to the layout pattern in our Control Panel, making them very user–friendly.

Hotlink Protection

Safeguard yourself from bandwidth theft

When you make authentic content material for your personal site, it is important to defend it from people who want to use it without the need of your authorization. For this specific purpose, we’ve developed a specific safety software tool within the Vidahost Computer Technologies Control Panel. Vidahost Computer Technologies’s Hotlink Protection tool was created to shield all photos on your website from being published in any publications without your consent.

The tool is absolutely simple to use, devoid of setup required in the least. What you need to do is just choose which domain name to protect and trigger the service.

Hotlink Protection

.htaccess generator

Automated creation of .htaccess files

At Vidahost Computer Technologies, you will have full access to the .htaccess file of your website, and that means you will make as many adjustments as you want. Including just one or two lines for the configuration file, it is easy to divert your website to a different web link, or setup security password protection for a specific directory, and many more.

While using the mighty .htaccess Generator inside the Control Panel, you do not need to possess any know–how about .htaccess files whatsoever. Just convey to the tool what you need to do and for exactly which website, and then click on the Save button. Vidahost Computer Technologies’s smart system will create the .htaccess file to suit your needs in seconds.

.htaccess Generator

IP blocking

Stop malevolent IPs out of your site

If you wish to stop a spammer from accessing your website, an Internet troll in your message board as well as a multiple IPs flooding your website, you have to take full advantage of the straightforward IP blocking tool. It enables anyone to swiftly hinder an IP address or even a a full IP range from ever interacting with your site.

Our IP Blocking tool is really straightforward. All you have to actually do is enter the IP address (or addresses) which you want to block and click the action button. All IPs you’ve selected are going to be stopped up at once.

IP Blocking

PHP configuration

Change the PHP settings for your site

The Vidahost Computer Technologies Control Panel presents the chance to instantly change the PHP edition for one’s hosting account. You can choose between earlier PHP versions all the way to the most current stable PHP release. We’ve formulated a simplified user interface that allows you to modify the PHP build as frequently as you desire. Then the release you have chosen is going to be used instantaneously.

Whichever PHP build you choose, additionally, you’ll have control within the php.ini file – the PHP configuration file for your website hosting account. It’s easy to alter a lot of popular selections, alter the entire php.ini file or easily return all adjusts and also set things to their defaulting state.

PHP Configuration

Cron Jobs

Create automatic planned jobs

If there is something that your web site or web application has to complete every single day, it’s possible to automate it through the help of a cron job. Cron jobs help you build scheduled chores, which can be performed at particular time periods. You can make cron jobs to mail you the rank of your site day–to–day or even to get rid of momentary files every week in order to liberate disk space with your website hosting account.

Every cloud hosting pack is equipped with a different range of cron jobs. More cron jobs are sold anytime through the Control Panel.

Cron jobs

Password Protection

Fantastic way to safeguard your files

While using the Vidahost Computer Technologies Control Panel, it’s easy to easily secure every single directory on your web site, because of our Password Protection instrument. What you need to perform is choose the directory you intend to shield and designate a user name together with a security password that just you know. Your folder and all of its contents will be guarded instantly.

The security password you have selected will be stored in an encoded manner. No–one will be able to check it out and you will be in the position to change it when you wish.

Password Protection

URL redirection

URL redirection with only a couple of mouse–clicks

If you need to immediately divert your website to another web page or another website, you can do this using the URL Redirection tool. It eliminates the necessity to create PHP redirects or create an .htaccess file. Just stipulate the spot you would like to point your web site to and the software tool will take care of the rest. Your site can be redirected easily.

And if you wish to terminate the redirection and have your website pointed back to the previous URL, you can do this with just a click of the mouse.

URL Redirection