Accessing Your .htaccess File

Accessing Your .htaccess File By Domain

Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type: 

• Legacy Interface
• New ACC Interface

Not sure what the difference is? See Which ACC Interface Am I Using? 

If you are using the Legacy Interface:

1. Log into the Account Control Center (ACC) at my.pair.com
2. Click Domains in the left sidebar
3. Click Manage Your Domain Names in the drop-down
4. Under Domain Name, click the name of the domain you would like to work on
5. Across from Web Settings, click Manage Web Settings
6. If you have never created an .htaccess file before, click Create an .htaccess File. If you already have a .htaccess file, click View or Edit Your .htaccess File

Leave the file name as-is. It must remain .htaccess in order to work.

If you are using the New ACC Interface:

1. Log into the Account Control Center (ACC) at my.pair.com
2. In the top navigation bar, click Domains
3. Find the domain name that you want to work on and click its Edit button
4. In the “Overview” section, find the Web Directory Settings and click its Edit button
5. Next to .htaccess File, click the Edit button. If you have never created and .htaccess file before, click the Create button.

Accessing Your .htaccess File By Directory

Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type: 

• Legacy Interface
• New ACC Interface

Not sure what the difference is? See Which ACC Interface Am I Using? 

If you are using the Legacy Interface:

1. Log into the Account Control Center (ACC) at my.pair.com
2. Click Files
3. Select either Home or Web, depending on where your directory is
4. Navigate to your directory

Blue folder icons indicate subdirectories. Click on the icons to open the subdirectory.

If the directory already has an .htaccess file, open it by:

1. Clicking the name of the .htaccess file
   
2. Clicking Edit on the top toolbar

If the directory does not have an .htaccess file, create it by:

1. Clicking New File on the top toolbar 
2. In the first box, input “.htaccess”

Remember to include the period at the beginning of .htaccess. Otherwise, the file will not work.

1. Make your additions, if any, to the .htaccess file
2. Click Create File

If you are using the New ACC Interface:

1. Log into the Account Control Center (ACC) at my.pair.com
2. In the top navigation bar, click Files
3. Navigate to the directory that holds your .htaccess file. Blue folder icons indicate subdirectories. Click on the icons to open the subdirectory.
4. If the directory already has an .htacess file: 
   1. Click on the .htaccess file’s name
   2. Click the Edit button in the toolbar. 
5. If the directory does not have an .htaccess file: 
   1. Click on the New File button in the toolbar 
   2. In the first field, enter “.htaccess”
      
      Remember to include the period at the beginning of .htaccess. Otherwise, the file will not work.
   3. In the second field, enter the contents of your .htacess file
   4. Click the Create File button