A password-protected directory or area is a folder that could be accessed only when a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized individuals may view its content. This function may be used for the main folder of a given site or exclusively for a particular subfolder in accordance with your needs. As an illustration, if you are developing a new site and you do not want people to see it before it's ready, you might want to limit the access to it entirely, while if you would like only some individuals to be able to access certain files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the other parts of the Internet site may be seen by everyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear when the login details the visitor inputs are not right. Even a direct link to a file shall not work as long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

Setting up a password-protected area shall take no more than a couple of mouse clicks and a few seconds if you host your Internet sites inside a website hosting account with our company. You'll not need to do anything complex - you'll need to pick a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it must be secured, and then to input the login name and password that'll be used to access that folder. If a number of individuals require their own login details, there will not be a problem to create a number of different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All secured folders shall appear with a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you will always know where this feature is active. If you would like to deactivate the security function for any folder, you can deactivate it from the very same section of the CP in which you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will be able to protect any content which you have uploaded by using our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia Control Panel it is a part of, so you'll not have to input any code at any time. You'll only have to choose one of the domains/subdomains you have inside the web hosting account and to select which folder must be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You can then enter the username and the password, that'll be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you shall be good to go. The protection shall be switched on straightaway, so anyone that attempts to access the freshly protected folder will have to input the accurate login information. In case a number of people have to be able to open the exact same content, you could set up a separate username for each of them.