A password-protected directory or area is a folder which can be accessed only if a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized people can look at its content. This function can be used for the primary folder of a certain website or just for a certain subfolder depending on your needs. As an example, if you are developing a new Internet site and you do not want people to see it before it is 100% ready, you may want to restrict the access to it completely, while if you want 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 site could be seen by anybody. Either way, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in case the login details the visitor types in are not correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work if any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Hosting

All our Linux hosting services come with an incredibly handy tool that'll allow you to secure any folder inside your account from unauthorized access with just two mouse clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you'll only have to navigate to the Password Protection section, to choose the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which needs to be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to input the username and the password which should be used in order to access the content in question. The feature shall be turned on at once, so if you attempt to open the folder/website, you'll be prompted to type in the login details. You could set up or remove many usernames for the same folder, if necessary. When you check out the File Manager section, all password-protected folders shall be marked with a tiny padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password will be very simple if you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, that's incorporated into the Hepsia CP, will allow you to pick the specific folder that you want to protect with a few clicks and all you'll need to enter will be the username and the password that will be used to access it later. You won't encounter any problems even if you have not had a web hosting account before, considering that you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to activate the feature. If you repeat the same basic steps, you shall be able to set up numerous usernames for the very same password-protected area, so numerous individuals will be able to access a given folder with their own login credentials. You will be able to see the secured folders instantly either in the exact same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you shall identify them by their small padlock icons.