A password-protected directory or area is a folder which could be accessed only when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals can check out its content. This option can be used for the primary folder of a certain Internet site or exclusively for a particular subfolder based on your needs. For example, if you are developing a new site and you don't want people to see it before it's 100% ready, you might want to limit the access to it altogether, while if you need only some people to be able to access particular files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the other parts of the Internet site can be seen by anybody. Either way, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in case the login details the visitor inputs aren't correct. Even a direct link to a file won't work if any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Hosting

Creating a password-protected area shall take only a couple of clicks and a few seconds if you host your Internet sites inside a hosting account with us. You won't have to do anything complicated - you will have to choose a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it must be protected, and then to input the login name and password that'll be used to access that folder. If a number of people need their own login credentials, there will not be a problem to make a variety of different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All protected folders shall appear with a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you shall always know where this option is active. If you would like to disable the protection feature for any folder, you can deactivate it from the same section of the Control Panel in which you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password will be very simple if you host your websites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, which is built into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to pick the exact folder you would like to secure with a couple of clicks and all you will need to type will be the username and the password which will be used to access it later on. You'll not encounter any problems even if you have never had a website hosting account before, because you do not need any previous knowledge or programming skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to create various usernames for the very same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the protected folders instantly either in the same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you will identify them by their tiny padlock icons.