A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed only if a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized individuals could look at its content. This function may be used for the primary folder of a given website or just for a certain subfolder based on your preferences. As an example, if you are creating a new Internet site and you do not want people to see it before it is 100% ready, you may want to prohibit the access to it altogether, and if you need only some people to be able to access particular files, you are able to password-protect only a particular folder, while the remainder of the Internet site can be seen by everyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear if the login details the visitor inputs are not correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work provided any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Web Hosting

With the password protection tool that is included with every single cloud web hosting package deal which we offer, you shall be able to shield any content that you have within your account with simply a few clicks. Since the tool is a component of our ground breaking Hepsia Control Panel, it has the exact same simple interface and you will not require any special skills to use it. Once you go to the Password Protection section, you will need to choose one of the domains or subdomains you have in the account and then decide whether the protection should be activated for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then type the username and the password that you'd like and you will be all set to go. A tiny padlock symbol within the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the very same way you'll be able to include a number of usernames and passwords for the same folder if you'd like several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you shall be able to secure any content you have uploaded 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 that you have inside the web hosting account and to pick which folder has to be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You may then enter the username and the password, that will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you shall be good to go. The protection shall be turned on at once, so anyone that tries to access the newly protected folder will have to type in the right login information. In case various individuals must be able to open the same content, you could set up a separate username for each of them.