A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed only if a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may look at its content. This feature could be used for the main folder of a given Internet site or only for a particular subfolder depending on your preferences. As an example, if you are creating a new site and you do not want people to see it before it is completely ready, you should prohibit the access to it entirely, and if you need only some people to be able to access particular files, you are able to password-protect only a certain folder, while the rest of the site can be seen by everyone. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear when the login details the visitor types in aren't right. Even a direct link to a file shall not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

With the password protection tool provided with every shared hosting package deal that we provide, you'll be able to protect any content that you have inside your account with merely a few clicks. Since the tool is a component of our revolutionary Hepsia Control Panel, it provides 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'll have to pick one of the domains or subdomains which you have within the account and then decide if the protection should be switched on for the primary folder or for a subfolder. Then enter the username and the password that you would like and you shall be all set to go. A small padlock icon inside the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the same way you shall be able to include numerous 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

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to protect any content that you have uploaded through our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia CP it's a part of, so you will not have to write any code at any time. You will only have to choose one of the domains/subdomains you have in the web hosting account and to select which folder must be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You may then type in the username and the password, that'll be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you'll be all set. The protection shall be enabled at once, so anybody who tries to access the freshly protected folder shall have to type in the correct login info. In cases where several individuals should be able to access the exact same content, you can create a separate username for each.