Step1. Login to cPanel.

Step2. Find the Files category and click on the File Manager icon

Step3. Click Settings at the top right corner.

Step4. Select the Document Root for your domain and be sure the checkbox next to Show Hidden Files is checked. Click the Save button.

Step5. Look for the .htaccess file and right click on it. This brings up a menu. Find and click on the Edit option.

Step6. Now that you are in the htaccess editor, paste the following code at the top of the page to configure your account. In this example, we are setting the timezone to Eastern Standard Time

#Adjust default time zone 
SetEnv TZ America/Washington

Step7. Be sure to hit the Save Changes button in the upper right corner to save your new htaccess configuration.
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