A password-protected directory or area is a folder which may be accessed only if a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may view its content. This option could be used for the primary folder of a given site or only for a particular subfolder based on the needs you have. As an illustration, if you are creating a new website and you don't want people to see it prior to it being ready, you should limit the access to it altogether, while if you need only some people to be able to access certain files, you are able to password-protect only a specific folder, while the rest of the website could be seen by anybody. Anyway, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear if the login details the visitor inputs aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting

Creating a password-protected area shall take no more than a couple of clicks and a few seconds when you host your websites inside a cloud hosting account with us. You won't need to do anything difficult - you will have to choose a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it must be secured, and then to enter the login name and password which will be used to access that folder. If a number of individuals need their own login details, there will not be a problem to create a variety of different usernames with access to the same folder. All protected folders will appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you shall always know where this function is activated. If you'd like to deactivate the security function for any folder, you can deactivate it from the same exact section of the CP where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password will be easy if you host your sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, which is built into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to choose the specific folder you'd like to secure with a few clicks and all you'll have to type in shall be the username and the password which will be used to access it later on. You will not encounter any issues even if you have never had a website hosting account before, considering that you don't need any previous knowledge or coding skills to switch on the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you'll be able to create different usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so a number of people shall be able to access a certain folder with their own login details. You shall be able to see the secured folders very easily either in the very same section of the CP or within the File Manager section where you will detect them by their little padlock icons.