A password-protected directory or area is a folder which could be accessed only if a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized people can view its content. This function could be used for the main folder of a certain Internet site or only for a certain subfolder based upon your requirements. For instance, if you are building a new website and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completely ready, you may want to limit the access to it completely, and if you would like only some individuals to be able to access certain files, you could password-protect only a specific folder, while the remainder of the site could be seen by everyone. Anyway, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear when the login details the visitor types in 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 Shared Web Hosting

All of our Linux shared web hosting services come with an incredibly convenient tool which will allow you to protect any folder in your account from unauthorized access with simply two clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you'll only have to visit the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which should be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to input the username and the password that should be used to access the content in question. The function will be active right away, so if you make an effort to open the folder/website, you shall be prompted to input the login details. You could set up or remove multiple usernames for the very same folder, when necessary. When you go to the File Manager section, all password-protected folders shall be indicated by a tiny padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password shall be easy if you host your websites within a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is integrated into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to choose the specific folder you would like to protect with a few clicks and all you'll need to type shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it later on. You'll not encounter any complications even if you have never had a hosting account before, due to the fact that you don't need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you will be able to set up different usernames for the same password-protected area, so a number of people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You'll be able to see the secured folders easily either in the exact same section of the Control Panel or in the File Manager section where you'll identify them by their tiny padlock icons.