A password-protected directory or area is a folder which can be accessed when a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized individuals could look at its content. This option can be used for the primary folder of a particular Internet site or just for a certain subfolder based upon the needs you have. As an illustration, if you are creating a new Internet site and you don't want people to see it before it's 100% ready, you may want to restrict the access to it as a whole, and if you want only some individuals to be able to access certain files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the other parts of the site may be seen by anybody. Regardless, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear if the login details the visitor inputs aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file won't work given that any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Hosting

With the password protection tool that is included with each and every hosting package which we provide, you shall be able to protect any content that you have inside your account with merely a few clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is an element of our revolutionary Hepsia CP, it provides the exact same simple interface and you will not need any special skills to use it. As soon as you visit the Password Protection section, you will have to select one of the domains or subdomains you have within the account and then choose whether the protection should be active for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then enter the username and the password you want and you shall be ready. A tiny padlock symbol within the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the same way you will be able to add several usernames and passwords for the same folder if you want several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password shall be very easy if you host your Internet sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, that is integrated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will enable you to pick the exact folder you would like to secure with a couple of clicks and all you will need to type will be the username and the password which will be used to access it later on. You'll not experience any problems even if you have never had a hosting account before, because you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you'll be able to create numerous usernames for the same password-protected area, so lots of people shall be able to access a certain folder with their own login credentials. You shall be able to see the protected folders at a glance either in the same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you will detect them by their small padlock icons.