A password-protected directory or area is a folder which may be accessed when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may view its content. This function could be used for the main folder of a specific Internet site or only for a certain subfolder depending on your requirements. As an example, when you are developing a new site and you do not want people to see it before it is 100% ready, you might want to restrict the access to it altogether, whereas if you want only some people to be able to access particular files, you can password-protect only a certain folder, while the remainder of the site could be seen by anyone. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in the event that the login details the visitor types in aren't correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work as long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

With the password protection tool that comes with every shared hosting plan which we provide, you will be able to shield any content which you have in your account with simply a few mouse clicks. Since the tool is an element of our revolutionary Hepsia Control Panel, it features the same uncomplicated interface and you'll not need any special skills to use it. Once you visit the Password Protection section, you will have to choose one of the domains or subdomains you have within the account and then choose if the protection should be switched on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then input the username and the password that you'd like and you will be ready. A small padlock symbol within the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the same exact way you shall be able to add many 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 quite simple if you host your Internet sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, that's built into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to pick the exact folder you'd like to protect with a couple of mouse clicks and all you will have to input shall be the username and the password which will be used to access it later. You will not encounter any difficulties even if you haven't had a website hosting account before, since you do not need any previous knowledge or programming skills to switch on the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to set up many usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so a number of people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the protected folders at a glance either in the exact same section of the CP or in the File Manager section where you shall recognize them by their little padlock icons.