A password-protected directory or area is a folder which can be accessed only when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals could see its content. This feature may be used for the main folder of a certain site or exclusively for a certain subfolder based on your needs. For instance, when you are building a new site and you do not want people to see it before it is completely ready, you should prohibit the access to it as a whole, while if you would like only some individuals to be able to access particular files, you can password-protect only a specific folder, while the remaining portion of the website could be seen by anybody. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in the event that the login details the visitor enters are not accurate. Even a direct link to a file won't work so long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Web Hosting

Creating a password-protected area shall take no more than a couple of clicks and a few seconds if you host your websites within a shared web hosting account with our company. You'll not have to do anything difficult - you'll need to select a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it should be protected, and then to type the login name and password that'll be used to access that folder. In case a number of people require their own login details, there won't be a problem to set up a number of different usernames with access to the same folder. All protected folders will appear with a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you will always know where this feature is enabled. If you'd like to disable the protection function for any folder, you can deactivate it from the very same section of the Control Panel in which you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password shall be really easy if you host your sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is built into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to pick the specific folder which you want to secure with a few mouse clicks and all you'll need to enter shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it later on. You won't experience any complications even if you have never had a web hosting account before, due to the fact that you don't need any previous knowledge or coding skills to activate the function. If you repeat the same simple steps, you will be able to set up various usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so lots of people will be able to access a certain folder with their own login credentials. You shall be able to see the protected folders conveniently either in the exact same section of the Control Panel or within the File Manager section where you shall identify them by their little padlock icons.